California says bloggers can’t be sued
According to a California Supreme Court, bloggers or any individuals who participate in in online forums can not be sued for posting defamatory statements about others.
In deciding a case closely watched by free speech groups, the court said a federal law gives immunity from libel suits not only to Internet service providers, like AOL, but also to bloggers and other users of their services.
“Subjecting Internet service providers and users to defamation liability would tend to chill online speech,” today’s unanimous ruling said.
So, according to a California Supreme Court, we’re all free to start trash talking without worry of being singled out and sued.
