Batzel v. Smith

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 2003-06-24

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Opinion by Judge BERZON. Opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part by Judge GOULD. BERZON, Circuit Judge. There is no reason inherent in the technological features of cyberspace why First Amendment and defamation law should apply differently in cyberspace than in the brick and mortar world. Congress, however, has chosen for policy reasons to immunize from liability for defamatory or obscene spe…

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