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| 2006-05-27 |
| Sleep well, Fred! Myelectionanalysis.com: "Today the Eastern District of Pennsylvania handed down its decision in DiMeo v. Max. As always when reading my analysis, see the standard disclaimer in my “about” section... ...But underneath the rhetoric is a sound, well-reasoned, and important opinion. It squarely holds that a messageboard owner cannot be held liable for posts made by others on his board under the Communications Decency Act. More importantly, it applies the CDA to the VAWA Amendments discussed here, and makes clear that those Amendments don’t apply to an internet service provider. It also heavily implies that there is no private cause of action to begin with. These are important decisions for shielding site owners (such as yours truly) from lawsuits for things a commenter says, especially those that get more traffic than yours truly. Seriously, read the whole thing. It will be well worth your while." HT to Instapundit |
| Posted by:Frank G |
| #2 From a bio of Stewart Dalzell: President George Bush nominated him to fill a judicial vacancy on the federal bench in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in 1990. He was confirmed by the Senate in 1991. One of Dalzell's most well-known opinions was ACLU v. Reno, the Internet - First Amendment case which declared the unconstitutionality of the Federal Communications Decency Act The guy is brilliant and truly 'gets' the Internet. A Bush (41) nominee. |
| Posted by: DMFD 2006-05-27 02:47 |
| #1 Read the dismissal - especially bottom of page 4/top of page 5. Hell, the whole thing is a scream - you rarely see a judge's order quite so entertainingly written. ;-p |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2006-05-27 01:02 |