IP: Legal Liability for ISPs Under the Communications Decency Act

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 15:37:58 +1000 (EST)
> From: David Goldstein <goldstein_david () yahoo com au>
> Subject: Legal Liability for ISPs Under the Communications Decency Act
> To: APPLe <apple () apnic net>
>
> Hi all
>
> An article from GigaLaw on whether ISPs in the USA should be held
> responsible for illegal activities committed by their users under the
> CDA.
>
> Cheers
> David
>
> Legal Liability for Internet Service Providers Under the
> Communications Decency Act
> By Edmund B. (Peter) Burke
>
> Should Internet service providers (ISPs) be held responsible for
> illegal activities committed by their users? The U.S. Communications
> Decency Act (CDA) generally says, "no," but the courts are still
> interpreting the scope of that protection. This article explains what
> the CDA provides and how the courts are applying it to shield ISPs
> from legal liability.
>  http://www.gigalaw.com/articles/2001/burke-2001-05-p1.html
>
>
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