The Implications of Excluding State Crimes from 47 U.S.C. §230’s Immunity

Authors

Eric Goldman, Santa Clara University School of LawFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-10-2013

Abstract

In June 2013, the State Attorneys General signaled their intent to ask Congress to amend 47 U.S.C. 230, the federal law that says websites aren't liable for third party content. The State AGs want to exclude state criminal prosecutions from the immunity. This essay explains the problems such an amendment would create for the Internet user-generated content community.

Automated Citation

Eric Goldman, The Implications of Excluding State Crimes from 47 U.S.C. §230’s Immunity (2013),
Available at: https://digitalcommons.law.scu.edu/facpubs/793