JB 4163 — SECOND EXAM STUDY GUIDE:
LIBEL PART 6
Know the definitions and rules. Be able to correctly recognize and apply them in hypothetical situations.
- Veggie Libel laws
- Oprah Winfrey case
- Texas Beef Group v. Winfrey, 11 F. Supp. 2d 858 (1998)
- Oklahoma's veggie libel statute
- Who has the burden of proving truth or falsity in a veggie libel suit?
- Do veggie libel laws circumvent New Times v. Sullivan's First Amendment protections for speech that is important to debate about public issues?
- Online Liability
- Cubby, Inc. v. Compuserv, Inc. (significance of)
- Stratton Oakmont, Inc. v. Prodigy Servs. Co (significance of)
- Zeran v. AOL (significance of)
- Telecommunications Act of 1996, Section 509 (d) (3)
- Is an online service provider more like a newspaper publisher or a bookstore?
- Can an online service that exercises editorial control over its bulletin boards be considered a publisher subject to libel laws?
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