What was the purpose of the Communications Decency Act of 1996?
What will be an ideal response?
This act virtually eliminates all liability in defamation actions in which the plaintiff alleges that the online company is a publisher. If defamation plaintiffs cannot recover from ISPs, they can still sue the individual who posted the defamatory materials, but getting behind the anonymity of Internet messages can be extremely difficult.
You might also like to view...
A self-employed paralegal who markets and sells his or her services to law offices on a per-job basis is called a(n) ________________.?
A. paralegal manager? B. ?independent paralegal C. ?freelance/contract paralegal D. ?none of the above
How might "crowdsourcing" prior art assist the USPTO in examining patents?
What will be an ideal response?
A pretrial order sets the date, time, and place of a trial after a pretrial conference
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
?Mirandarights do not include which of the following?
A. ?The right to remain silent B. ?The right that all evidence obtained in violation of the constitutional rights of the arrestee must be excluded C. ?The right to be advised that any statements made may be used against the person in a court of law D. ?The right to speak to a lawyer, to have a lawyer present while being questioned, and to have one provided if one cannot be afforded