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Slander and libel are not criminal

Submitted by Dan Jacoby on 15 July 2008 - 11:55am.

They are civil violations, not criminal acts. Even assuming that libel occurred on those posts (not having read them, I don't know), there is no cause for a criminal subpoena. In addition, the courts have consistently ruled that content providers are not liable for the content posted by people not directly connected with the providers. In other words, there was no legitimate reason to go after R8NY.com. There may have been legitimate reason for individuals to file complaints against the blogger in question, and in that case a civil subpoena for information about that blogger may have been issued -- but criminal? No way!

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