Anonymous Defamation on American Servers?
am 04.05.2006 von German American Law Journal :: American Edition
CK - Washington. Two German decisions on the liability of forum owners for objectionable comments left on web sites may lead to more users in Germany moving questionable discussions to American servers. Although forum providers enjoy some insulation from liability for activities of their users under the Tele Services Statute, Gesetz über die Nutzung von Telediensten, Teledienstegesetz, of July 22, 1997, as amended, two courts recently increased the liability of forum providers.
The Düsseldorf court on January 25, 2006, 12 O 546/05, lowered the requirements for take down notices and the Hamburg court on December 2, 2005, 324 O 721/05, required pre-emptive measures from forum owners, such as screening submissions before publication.
Evidence points to many German users belief that anonymity in the United States encourages the use of American servers for defamatory activities, such as the insults hurled at a Diethelm Goeckel at fuckedcompany.com. Recent discussions in German internet forums actively advocate the use of servers located in …
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