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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