>Both attorneys agreed that they would remove a threatening or very abusive
>user at once. One stated that he might give the member a warning. They
>both thought that the offending member had very few rights in this case, if
As I have noted before, be sure to check with your provider or company
first. In many cases, by providing a list from your host's services, you
may be OBLIGED to remove abusive members and even be OBLIGED to report
abusers to authorities.
For example, Stanford University has a Fair Use policy regarding computing
facilites which requires me as a list owner/manager to remove and report
abusive list members.
As a simple rule, remove idiots early and often.
>PLEASE: Do not send me lay person opinions of law. My mail box is folding
>under the weight people telling me that list managers have no legal duties.
In fact, if you run a MODERATED list, you DO have legal duties and you ARE
legally liable for content on your list. This is precisely why Prodigy
lost it's case.
Bill
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