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RSS Feeds: Does posting third-party syndicated content as an RSS feed on my web site create liability?

Question about the Communication Decency Act of 2006: "We publish RSS feeds on our community portal. I wanted to make sure that there were no rules or restrictions about syndicating RSS feeds on our site."

Answer:  Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act was added to the Communication Decency Act bill as protection for online service providers and users from actions against them based on the content of third parties. Section 230 states: "No provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information content provider". Section 230 seeks to immunize web hosts, ISPs and Internet users from liability for torts committed by third parties using their website or online forum. Providing notice to the "provider or user of an interactive computer service" does not change create any liability.

You can learn more about Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act in articles published by the Internet lawyers of Traverse Legal. For even more information about Section 230, visit the blog http://section230communicationsdecencyact1996.com. If you have a section 230 issue, contact one of the internet lawyers at Traverse Legal for a no risk consultation.

Whistleblowers & Wikileaks: Using the First Amendment to Uncover Wrongdoing.

Wikileads » Interview: Attorney who represented a Wikileaks Facebook group officer against Bank Julius Baer explains flaws in the bank's legal logic

What about Wikileaks? Could they get in trouble for leaking a classified document - even when the document proved Bank Julius Baer was breaking the law?

“The Cayman Islands bank. What do those guys do?” Koltun said. “They provide anonymity for people who are hiding money from the IRS.”

Google To Allow Trademark Use In Adwords Adverertising

FT.com - Anger at Google's keyword shift

A sudden change in Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) 's policy on brand-name and trademark keyword advertising in its search results has angered British advertisers, even as it opens up competitive opportunities in search marketing. Trademark infringement claims for keyword adverstising is certain to rise.