https://www.overlawyered.com/2015/08/the-liability-limit-that-created-the-modern-online-economy/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Wed, 02 Sep 2015 00:40:18 +0000 hourly 1 https://www.overlawyered.com/2015/08/the-liability-limit-that-created-the-modern-online-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-327120 Wed, 02 Sep 2015 00:40:18 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=54924#comment-327120 Should this apply to Ross Ulbricht, now serving a life sentence for his role in establishing and running Silk Road, a marketplace for drugs and other illicit goods and services? Or is it only about words?

]]> https://www.overlawyered.com/2015/08/the-liability-limit-that-created-the-modern-online-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-327110 Tue, 01 Sep 2015 12:37:18 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=54924#comment-327110 The author has it exactly right – it was a tremendous bit of foresight to include that provision in the Act. Seems to me that without it, court might have relied on precedent applicable to traditional media like newspapers, which have absolute control over what gets published.

]]> https://www.overlawyered.com/2015/08/the-liability-limit-that-created-the-modern-online-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-327108 Tue, 01 Sep 2015 08:35:41 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=54924#comment-327108 I believe you. That section set a positive fire burning and a new fantastic world was born. Things will never be the same again.

]]> https://www.overlawyered.com/2015/08/the-liability-limit-that-created-the-modern-online-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-327105 Tue, 01 Sep 2015 02:55:38 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=54924#comment-327105 This comment courtesy of Section 230.

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