Allegations that a woman was a descendant of Nazis sparked a U.S. court ruling that a person who distributes a third party’s e-mail cannot be sued for libel over its contents. This week’s decision by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals was seen as a victory for Internet free speech.
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