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Publishing Now Counts As Now

Posted by timothy on from the imagine-the-alternative dept.

wik writes "The New York Times reports that the statute of limitations for defamation is one year from the date of posting a page on the web. The courts had to decide whether the posting date or the last download date of a web page constitutes the publication date."

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  1. Re:happy 4th of july by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    generally wipes it's ass on the rest of the world.

    That's what the rest of the world is for. It serves no other purpose.