ASSIGNMENT 7: Liability for Web Site Content

- CDA, 47 USC § 230
- Copyright Act §§ 101, 106, 512(c) & (i)

European Protection for "Conduits" With respect to the material on the Communications Decency Act, similar rules appear in the European EC Directive (arts. 12-14), and in the British Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) Regulations 2002, sections 17-19.

Linking and Framing The opinion in Arriba Soft that the text discusses at page 123 has been withdrawn. An edited version of the revised opinion is available here.

For the material on the CDA, add Batzel v. Smith and Doe v. GTE.

For the material on the DMCA, add Costar Group v. Loopnet and Ellison v. Robertson.

There are no diagrams for this assignment.
  • Jay Dratler, Intellectual Property in the Digital Millennium (2000) -- an invaluable guide to the DMCA.

  • AOL's policy regarding releasing information in response to subpoenas.
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