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From: gnu@sun.uucp (John Gilmore)
Newsgroups: net.news.stargate
Subject: Legal liability & moderation
Message-ID: <1972@sun.uucp>
Date: Wed, 30-Jan-85 03:44:41 EST
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Posted: Wed Jan 30 03:44:41 1985
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I'm surprised it hasn't been mentioned here yet.  I saw the legal
opinion on Stargate that was published in the last issue of the Usenix
[hardcopy] newsletter.  The conclusion on all fronts was that the more
moderation we do, the more legally liable we will be, because that
makes us look like a publication (which shares responsibility for
published material) rather than a common carrier (which just moves
whatever you want moved).