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Libelous online content not easy to remove

donal brown January 4, 2010

Even though a court found that online statements were false and defamatory, the targets of the statements, an Illinois couple and their daughter, were unable to get them removed as the authors refused a request to do so and the online site running the statements refused as well, saying they were not a party to the case. -DB The Daily Online Examiner Commentary December 24, 2009 By Wendy Davis Congress decided more than a decade

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Another court decision in favor of online site in defamation case

donal brown January 3, 2010

A federal appeals court has ruled that the site ConsumerAffairs.com is immune from liability for alleged libel posted on its site by third parties. -DB Online Media Daily December 30, 2009 By Wendy Davis A federal appellate court has backed gripe site ConsumerAffairs.com in a defamation lawsuit filed by a car dealers. The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the federal Communications Decency Act gives the site immunity from liability for libel based on

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Women’s group sues Google for bloggers’ defamation

donal brown December 31, 2009

The National Association of Professional Women is suing Google and three other Web sites for publishing bloggers’ statements that say the organization is a scam. -DB Courthouse News Service December 31, 2009 By Barbara Leonard MINEOLA, N.Y. – The National Association of Professional Women claims Google and three other Web sites defamed it by allowing bloggers to publish defamatory statements that call the organization a “scam.” The NAPW says Google hosts at least four blogs

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England considering changes in libel laws

donal brown December 11, 2009

British lawmakers are conducting hearings and proposing legislation concerning their libel laws considered  to strongly favor those bringing defamation suits and consequently hazardous to free speech. -DB The New York Times December 11, 2009 By Sarah Lyall LONDON — England has long been a mecca for aggrieved people from around the world who want to sue for libel. Russian oligarchs, Saudi businessmen, multinational corporations, American celebrities — all have made their way to London’s courts, where

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Movie star must show allegations of homosexuality actionable defamation

donal brown December 10, 2009

Movie star Ron Livingston will have no slam dunk in his defamation suit against an anonymous Internet user who falsely claimed Livingston was romantically involved with a man. CMLP’s Sam Bayard says there is no firm legal precedent supporting Livingston’s lawsuit. -DB Citizens Media Law Project Analysis December 9, 2009 By Sam Bayard Maybe I’m a big dork, but I think Office Space is a totally hilarious movie. And based on his starring role in the

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