Marty Hayes
Member
http://www.courttv.com/news/2006/0112/chatroom_suit_ctv.html
In a flame war a month or so, I made the comment about forum owners such as THR being sued for allowing defamatory posts on their forums. This particular case involves a chat room, not a forum, but the legal arguments should be similar. While I also believe that this particular case is a looser, it should give forum owners and posters pause to think. Even if AOL wins, it still costs $$$ for attorneys fees.
In a flame war a month or so, I made the comment about forum owners such as THR being sued for allowing defamatory posts on their forums. This particular case involves a chat room, not a forum, but the legal arguments should be similar. While I also believe that this particular case is a looser, it should give forum owners and posters pause to think. Even if AOL wins, it still costs $$$ for attorneys fees.