Total read time: 4-5 minutes. Myspace wins again. The social networking giant (Facebook qualifies as a super-giant in this case) garnered another important victory for interactive service providers, when the California Court of Appeal, Second District held that: (1) Myspace, as a publisher of third-party content, had immunity under the Communications Decency Act, … [Read more...] about Doe II, et al v. Myspace Inc., et al.: Another Big Victory For Section 230 Proponents
Archives for July 2009
Palin’s Defamation Claim and the Sad State of Reporting In America Today
Total Read Time: 3 minutes. Sarah Palin's attorney fired of a warning letter today that is being discussed all over the blogosphere. The letter alleges that certain remarks made about Palin by members of the media and, particularly, by an Alaskan blogger, Shannon Moore, are defamatory. Here's what Moore said to Davis Shuster on MSNBC last Friday: "There's a scandal rumor … [Read more...] about Palin’s Defamation Claim and the Sad State of Reporting In America Today
Unintended Publication
If you've been reading the California Defamation Law Blog for any period of time, you'd know that publication is a necessary element of any cause of action for defamation. What you probably don't know, however, is that the publication element can be met even if the publication was unintentional, or negligent. For example, suppose I send you a personal letter to your house full … [Read more...] about Unintended Publication