9th Circuit Issues Rules for Internet Libel
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a decision on what constitutes internet libel under the 1996 Communications Decency Act.:
In a case where a "tipster" sent information about an alleged Nazi heir with old European paintings to the operator of a Web site that tracks art thefts, the divided three-judge panel found that site operators may be liable for Internet libel if they post information that a reasonable person would have known wasn't meant for publication.
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