[Commons-Law] U.S. Court Limits Defamation Scope in Internet Case

[Badri Natarajan]

Talk about topical decisions:

Tue June 24, 2003 09:44 PM ET
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - In what was hailed as a victory for free speech 
on the Internet, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Tuesday that a person who 
distributes another's e-mail cannot be sued for libel based on its content.

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=2983392

Badri Natarajan


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