Defamatory Internet Speech: A Defense of the Status Quo
Anthony Michael Ciolli
University of Pennsylvania Law School
2006
Abstract:
This brief essay is a critique of Glenn Reynold's paper "Libel in the Blogosphere: Some Preliminary Thoughts." I conclude that Reynolds's proposal to treat defamatory internet and blog speech as slander, while well-intentioned, would have a devastating impact on defamation victim' ability to recover due to the interplay between Reynold's proposal and Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 12
Keywords: blog, defamation, internet, Section 230, slander, libel
working papers series
Suggested Citation
Ciolli, Anthony Michael, Defamatory Internet Speech: A Defense of the Status Quo (2006). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=946852 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.946852
