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The Judge Who Shaped the Internet

The outcome in 'Zeran v. America Online' is not entirely a result of the facts of the case. Section 230 caselaw might look very different today had other judges been assigned to 'Zeran v. America Online'.
9 minute read

The Recorder

Section 230 Keeps Platforms for Defamation and Threats Highly Profitable

Section 230 takes free speech-rooted disregard for people and their feelings, and ramps it up a few notches, immunizing online media companies from liability for hosting not only anything the First Amendment protects, but also from the reach of most of the very limited speech restrictions that First Amendment jurisprudence disdainfully tolerates.
20 minute read

The Recorder

The First Hard Case: 'Zeran v. AOL' and What It Can Teach Us About Today's Hard Cases

They say that bad facts make bad law. What makes 'Zeran v. AOL' stand as a seminal case in §230 jurisprudence is that its bad facts didn't.
7 minute read

The Recorder

'Zeran v. AOL' and Its Inconsistent Legacy

Ian Ballon discusses the differing approaches to how the Fourth Circuit's ruling in 'Zeran v. AOL' is applied in different circuits.
20 minute read

The Recorder

How the Supreme Court Ignored the Lesson of 'Zeran' and Screwed Up Copyright Law on the Internet

Roger Allan Ford discusses the problem with Congress and the courts not extending the 'Zeran v. AOL' decision for defamation to its copyright counterparts.
7 minute read

The Recorder

'Zeran v. AOL': The Anti-Circumvention Tool

Zeran v. AOL is the survivalist's kit for websites.
7 minute read

The Recorder

The Non-Inevitable Breadth of the 'Zeran' Decision

When Kenneth Zeran filed his complaint against America Online (AOL) in April 1996, the internet as we know it today did not exist.
12 minute read

The Recorder

'Zeran v. America Online' and the Development of Trolling Culture

Twenty years ago the Fourth Circuit decided Zeran v. America Online, a decision which, on the positive side, made possible the internet we have today. On the negative side… it made possible the internet we have today.
8 minute read

The Recorder

Sex, Scandal and Intermediary Liability: Imagining Life Without 'Zeran v. AOL'

The Bazee.com legal saga highlights what could happen without a strong third-party liability protection standard for Internet businesses.
7 minute read

Inside Counsel

Litigation Finance & Insurance: 5 Myths About Litigation Finance

This the the third article of a three-part series. In the previous articles, we provided top 5 tips for securing the best funding terms possible from…
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