Defamatory statements published on Internet bulletin boards, e-mails, and the like, are considered libel due to the somewhat permanent nature of the medium. This often is vital to a successful suit for defamation as damages are presumed to exist in the case of libel and do not have to be proven to the court. The remaining question becomes who should be sued. This is the hard part. Sections of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 and several court
decisions provide protections to Internet service providers and bulletin board operators. Such parties generally are considered to be immune from suits
brought to make up for the harm done by such statements. However, they may be held liable if it can be shown that they exercised editorial or full control of
the material posted or transmitted or, at least, had knowledge of the specific defamatory contents. Such a showing has proven very difficult to accomplish.
Think about it
Why do you think it has been so difficult for people to win libel suits against Internet bulletin board operators or Internet service providers?

On january 1, vermont corporation had 40,000 shares of $10 par value common stock issued and outstanding. all 40,000 shares has been issued in a prior period at $20.00 per share. on february 1, vermont purchased 3,750 shares of treasury stock for $24 per share and later sold the treasury shares for $21 per share on march 1. the journal entry to record the purchase of the treasury shares on february 1 would include a credit to treasury stock for $90,000 debit to treasury stock for $90,000 credit to a gain account for $112,500 debit to a loss account for $112,500

(05.04 mc) a 2012 report from the u.s. surgeon general stated: "another common practice is strategically locating tobacco-related marketing materials where young children will be exposed to them. tobacco industry executives acknowledge that products and advertising should be placed at eye level (pollay 2007), but in california, 48% of stores had at least one cigarette marketing item at or below 3 feet from the floor (feighery et al. 2001)." it was also noted that 25% of cigarette displays were next to candy. in addition, a national study found that about one-third of the stores had tobacco ads at low heights. after california banned counter displays, some stores place cigarettes in transparent displays so product brands could still be seen. why did some stores use transparent units to display the cigarettes? (3 points) to comply with the new rules while still encouraging cigarette purchases via visual exposure to ensure children and minors are not exposed to cigarettes and their eye-catching packaging to minimize exposure to humidity, extending the shelf life of the cigarettes' tobacco to reduce the occurrence of shoplifting, since cigarettes are high-revenue items

Which one of the following statements is true? ddt does not prevent disease from passing from agricultural animals to humans. cost was a major factor in the united states government's decision to ban ddt. many african governments concluded that the potential long-term health effects of ddt were not as serious as the immediate problem of insect control. ddt cannot accumulate in the fat of animals. the ddt ban in the united states has made it very difficult to control agricultural insect pests.