3 ms·
Slander turns out to not be covered under the DMCA, so the hosting site is under no obligation to remove a post after a notice and no trial or court order.
by renata 13y ago
Slander turns out to not be covered under the DMCA, so the hosting site is under no obligation to remove a post after a notice and no trial or court order.
- djur 13y agoBut it might be in their best interests to take it down regardless. The fact that they're not legally compelled to do so makes it even less like censorship.
- renata 13y agoYou don't think it's censorship if at any time, for any reason, someone can induce them to take down any post by claiming libel? Well, I might agree with that, but it would also make every site useless.
- vacri 13y agoThe DMCA is not the only way to have material removed from a website. Also, slander is spoken, libel is written.