Posted by crushedout on August 3, 2005, at 10:49:10
In reply to Re: the constitution » Nikkit2, posted by Nikkit2 on August 3, 2005, at 10:43:54
well, to be honest, my point was rather pedantic and not very interesting, but all i was saying was that the constitution technically applies. for example, the first amendment (free speech) (which protects you from a defamation suit by the way) absolutely applies to the internet. that issue isn't the slightest bit gray. now, whether or not you have a 14th amendment claim based on equal protection because someone blocks you for whatever whatever, that's another story.as i said, i was making a small and pedantic point. one really good thing about american law, though, is that the first amendment law is very good with respect to defamation. not so with british law, which is apparently terrible on this.
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