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An article on website host directory keyed me into this “little” happening

“According to GreenZap Vice President Linda Murphy, attempts made by GreenZap to communicate with the bloggers were met with malicious attacks. GreenZap’s counsel sent several letters to Liquid Web, Inc. requesting it voluntarily shut down one of its hosted websites due to its harmful and libelous content, but to no avail. The registered owners of the website, Vodien, Inc., have a Singapore address and have ignored GreenZap in spite of the company’s attempts. In addition to the hosting company, GreenZap has been able to identify several individual bloggers responsible for many of the postings and intends to add them to the action.”

Basically, they are trying to hold the hosting company liable ,the website that has the blog and the bloggers.

Now on the other hand In October 2006, a Florida jury awarded one Sue Scheff $11.3 million in an Internet defamation lawsuit. The article revealed that Scheff filed a lawsuit after a blogger called her a “crook,” “con artist” and a “fraud” on an Internet message board.

So what do you think? Should a company be able to demand the removal of a website from a host? And if the host does not comply are they liable?

With suing a blogger for sharing their thoughts that could really get out of hand.. Should you be afraid that if you publish your thoughts on a product or service that you can be sued?

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