German court rules moderators liable for forum comments

AnimalAnimal
edited July 2006 in Science & Tech
A Hamburg court has ruled that moderators of internet forums are liable for content posted on their sites.
The previous interpretation held that they were only accountable for illegal content they had been made aware of. The new ruling means if operators do not have enough in-house resources to monitor forums, they should "reduce the scope of their business operations".

Source: The Register

Comments

  • QCHQCH Ancient Guru Chicago Area - USA Icrontian
    edited July 2006
    WOW... More reason to watch for anything on your boards that MAY be illegal.
  • kryystkryyst Ontario, Canada
    edited July 2006
    That's is in Germany though so what applies to them doesn't neccessarily apply over here. Also the case in question was that the moderator allowed malicious to be transfered over his forum. Which is a far step away from being liable for me saying that Bill Gates is a member of the KKK.
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