Canadian ruling says Web Hosts are as liable as their clients for posted content

[mandy]

For the first time in Canada, an Internet service provider has been found guilty and fined for hosting websites that spread hate messages against blacks, Jews and Muslims.

In the landmark ruling by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal yesterday, southern Ontario's white supremacy movement also took a hit, with two leaders and one group found guilty of violating the Canadian Human Rights Act and ordered to pay $8,000 in fines and compensation.

The Internet service provider, Affordable Space. com, was fined $5,000.

"The ruling sends a very strong message that Internet servers, if they are aware there is hate content and don't take timely action to remove it, can be held liable,"...

full article: http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Local/2...5-sun.html

[jezebel]

http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/TechNews/Tec...08-cp.html

Was affordablespace.com a Canada-based web host?  I got the idea from the second article that it was owned by one of the hate mongering  If it wasn't Canadian then this decision will force all web hosts to police their clients sites or risk fines.