On Tue, May 22, 2007 at 06:08:41AM -0400, Miles Fidelman wrote: > There's a legal issue here that nobody's mentioned. > > At least in the US, there is a growing body of law and precedent that > says, essentially: > > - if you provide a list, but don't moderate traffic, you're not legally > liable for things like slander, libel, copyright infringement, child > pornography, etc. > > - as soon as you do ANY moderation, you now open yourself up to a legal > challenges on many fronts, both civil and criminal, for messages that > might be actionable
That's why I suggest a writen code of conduct / policy that covers OT and other issues, that is then self-regulated by the users of the list. Doug. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
