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Bloggers Gain Libel Protection

Title:Bloggers Gain Libel Protection (ID: CSD2942)
Author(s):Xeni Jardin
Topics:Blogs
Origin:Community Contributions (2003)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled recently that Web loggers, website operators and e-mail list editors can't be held responsible for libel for information they republish, extending crucial First Amendment protections to do-it-yourself online publishers.
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