Thursday, July 10, 2003

 Bloggers Gain Libel Protection

This article from Wired Magazine explains the ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that do-it-yourself online publishers, such as bloggers, cannot be held responsible for libel on information that they republish. Anyone who cuts, pastes, and forwards information on the web is affected by this decision. Read the whole thing.

[Thanks for the tip to Vodka Pundit.]

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