May 19, 2000
Colleges Praise Outcome of Legal Dispute on Liability of Internet-Service Providers
The U.S. Supreme Court has let stand a lower-court ruling that said an Internet service provider is not liable if a user defames someone in an e-mail message or online bulletin-board posting.
Although the service provider in the case was a private company, the lower court's ruling is significant because higher-education institutions supply Internet connections to students and faculty and staff members, said Casey Lide, a policy analyst for Educause, an academic-technology
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