online criticism

Investment bank loses fight to keep criticism off website

A federal judge rejected an investment firm’s claim that remarks posted online critical of their business and in particular their telemarketing calls were not only defamatory but were also trademark dilutions. The judge ruled that the remarks were protected by the First Amendment and that the firm could not hold the website operators, 800Notes and WhoCallsMe, responsible for comments posted by the public on its sites. -db Consumer Law & Policy Blog Commentary May 10,

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