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[ PRIVACY Forum ] Web Companies Slam Ruling In Libel Case [as well
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Fri Nov 22 11:53:27 2013
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Web Companies Slam Ruling In Libel Case [as well they should]
http://j.mp/1bXYuEZ (Mediapost)
The Web companies say in their papers that Bertelsman interpreted the
Communications Decency Act too narrowly. "Virtually every website
includes features that invite and encourage users to enter particular
types of content," the companies argue. "A site devoted to reviews of
restaurants or other businesses might well have specific language
explaining the value and importance readers place on 'negative'
reviews and soliciting users to submit details of their negative
experiences with a business." The companies add that all Web sites
that invite negative reviews or contents could lose their immunity for
libel, under Bertelsman's view of the law.
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