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Bloggers Immune From Suits Against Commenters

Posted by kdawson on from the common-carrier dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Suppose a commenter posts a libelous comment here at Slashdot. Can Slashdot and its owners be sued for defamation? A federal appeals court just held that no, they cannot. The court noted that a federal law was designed to ensure that 'within broad limits, message board operators would not be held responsible for the postings made by others on that board,' adding that, were the law otherwise, it would have an 'obvious chilling effect' on blogger speech."

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  1. I would like to take a moment then by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    to defame Slashdot by saying

    YOU ALL CAN KISS MY ASS YOU BUNCH OF UNCLE FUCKERS

    Shut your fucking face uncle fucka
    You're the one that fucked your uncle, uncle fucka
    You dont eat or sleep or mow the lawn,
    You just fuck your uncle all day long

  2. mod 0p by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    an operatin6 syStem

  3. In that case, I'd like to say ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Well since we've established we can't get Slashdot in trouble, could I take this opportunity to say that President GW Bush has been and still is one of the biggest dangers to the USA ? Can I also say that Steve Ballmer should be sued for libel for anti-competitive comments against the Linux community? (I.e. making repeated claims to scare people from using open source systems without sufficiently backing them up in court). Can I also say that my next door neighbour whaling drunken harridan who should be locked up so I don't have to play them "I wonder what's landed in my back garden this morning?" game? Can I also say that the General Motors should be disbanded for killing the electric car years ago, and consequently contributed to sea level rise? Can I also say that Osama Bin Laden actually doesn't give a shit about Muslim people, he just wants to rule over them? Can I also say that Microsoft is to computer users what Osama Bin Laden is (in my opinion, see above) to Muslim people? Can I also say that James Cameron MUST BE using some sort of illegal substance ?