Communications Decency Act

Painting a Bulls-Eye on the First Amendment

Leslie Harris | Posted 07.13.2009 | Media


Leslie Harris

The Connecticut Attorney General's assertion that online speech has lower First Amendment protection than speech in newspapers is shocking. He clearly needs to brush up on First Amendment law.

Court: Newspapers Aren't Obligated To Reveal IP Addresses Of Abusive Commenters

Silicon Alley Insider | Eric Krangel | Posted 11.13.2008 | Media


Thankfully, under the Communications Decency Act Web sites can't be held responsible for comments left on their pages. But can Web sites be forced to ...

Federal Judge: Website Not Liable For User Comments

MediaPost | Wendy Davis | Posted 07.05.2008 | Media


A federal court has thrown out a defamation lawsuit against the site ConsumerAffairs.com, which posts people's complaints about retailers. Judge Gera...