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Is a Website Operator Liable for User Comments?

By Richard P.W. Stobbe

Two recent decisions tackle this issue:  In the US decision of Cornelius v. DeLuca, 2009 WL 2568044 (E.D. Mo. Aug. 18, 2009), bodybuilding.com (an online retailer of fitness and bodybuilding products), was sued over the content of certain comments posted to the bodybuilding.com website. The plaintiffs complained that the comments were designed to harm the plaintiffs’ business. This decision considered whether the operator [...]

Full post as published by Intellectual Property in Canada (ipblog.ca) on September 21, 2009 (boomark / email).