JOURN 4000 1st Edition Lecture 22 Outline of Last Lecture I Public Figures II Depositions III Fabricating quotes Outline of Current Lecture I Libel II Internet providers Current Lecture Nellie Mitchell case Top of the head journalism Henry Lane Columbia MO Didn t think schools needed more money instead wanted more discipline Sued because of cartoon in Tribune 8TH Circuit implication of sexual promiscuity Tribune settled Rubenstein sued NY Post and NY Daily Falsely reported is death Eminem sued by classmate Brain Damage was about his classmate Eminem portrayed him as a bully Case dismissed on grounds that it cannot be literally so not defamatory These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute Procter and Gamble logo Satanism symbol P and G sued Amway Distributors Internet Service Providers Pigeon hole new technology into old categories Characterization in front of court is accepted you win 1991 CompuServe and Rumorville Cannot sue the bookstore carrying book for libel same with internet service providers Prodigy Case 1995 News vender lets anything go through Publisher screens books liable Communication Decency Act 47 USC Sec 230 Good Samaritan clause blocking screening of offensive material People who block screen will give you protection screening will not make you a publisher Provider user of interactive computer service won t be responsible for 3rd party content Conflict of laws Borrowing statutes MO 2 year statute of limitations on libel Different jurisdiction has a shorter statute of limitation Borrow it Patch vs Playboy 23 months after libel sues in MO borrowed from Illinois
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