On Thursday, August 14, 2003, at 10:02 AM, Berg Oswell wrote:
Is it any of your business, as list owner, what people send off-list? Even if it's in response to list traffic? Who appointed you the censor of all that someone else sends?
Yes. Your service is facilitating the communication. If two people get into a fight through your list, carry it off into private email and it turns abusive, you still have responsibility, because you still have a liability issue. How much liability depends on the situation and who does what, but don't for a second think the court won't see you as at least partially liable as the owner of the source of the abuse.
