California Supreme Court recognizes Section 230 immunity for Yelp -- by only a four to three margin

["Dave Farber" <farber () gmail com>]

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> From: Paul Alan Levy <plevy () citizen org>
> Date: July 3, 2018 at 6:28:30 AM GMT+9
> To: "dave () farber net" <dave () farber net>
> Subject: California Supreme Court recognizes Section 230 immunity for Yelp -- by only a four to three margin
>
> The California Supreme Court issued its long-awaited ruling in Hassell  v. Bird, holding that Yelp could not be 
> subjected to an injunction compelling it to aid the plaintiff in a defamation suit by removing reviews that a 
> California trial court had found defamatory, after the Yelp user in question failed to appear to defend against the 
> litigation.  But Yelp’s margin of victory – four to three – was barely sufficient, and the opinions suggest that 
> there may yet be actions that the plaintiff may be able to take to force the review offline
>  
> My first thoughts:  
> http://pubcit.typepad.com/clpblog/2018/07/california-supreme-court-reverses-order-compelling-yelp-to-comply-with-order-compelling-user-to-remo.html
>  
>  
> Paul Alan Levy
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