(EMAILWIRE.COM, November 16, 2010 ) Atlanta, GA - Unfulfilled promises by blog site personnel to remove objectionable materials from blogs continue to create headaches – and increased legal exposure – for blog site operators. Leading Internet attorney and founder of DigiContracts.com Chip Cooper explains why the recent case involving craigslist.org teaches a critical lesson about what blog site operators promise to their readers.

“Blog site operators need to be careful – very, very careful – what they and their personnel promise regarding removal of objectionable materials”, says Cooper.

Cooper believes that may blog site operators have a general knowledge regarding the legal immunity provided by Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996. “Blog site operators understand that Section 230 offers immunity for posts of visitors to their blog sites. For example, if a visitor posts defamatory material on a blog site, Section 230 offers potential immunity for the blog site operator”, explains Cooper.

Cooper warns, “However, what most blog site operators don’t know – and this could come back to haunt them – is that the immunity is not bullet-proof. The recent case of Scott P. v. craigslist, Inc. teaches that if you promise to remove objectionable materials from your blog, you’d better do it quickly, or face substantial liability”.

To help blog site operators deal with requests to remove objectionable materials, Cooper has published an article: Website Legal Compliance for Blog Sites Now More Risky Than Ever. “My hope is that blog site operators will understand their potential liability and take steps to manage it”, says Cooper.

“Today, more than ever – whether you operate a blog site or not – it’s essential for webmasters to stay on top of legal developments”, says Cooper. Cooper believes he’s solved the dilemma with his bi-monthly, complimentary email newsletter, Website Law Alert. “It’s free, and you can sign up at our DigiContracts.com site.”


About Digital Contracts
Leading Internet, IP and software attorney and Digicontracts.com founder Chip Cooper has automated the process of drafting your website legal forms for Website Legal Compliance to manage website liability exposure. Use his free online tool – Website Documents Determinator – to determine which documents your website really needs for website legal compliance. Discover how quick, easy, and cost-effective it is to draft your website legal forms at http://www.digicontracts.com/

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