Websites that allow comments have walked a fine line for years. Some sites actively moderate their comments, some only react to offensive ones and others let the trolls run wild. It’s led to a tricky legal question: who’s responsible for that content? Last week, the British Columbia Supreme Court made a ruling that could shake up the legal viewpoint on user comments.
In Weaver v. Corcoran, climate scientist and Green Party MLA Dr. Andrew Weaver won a defamation suit against the National Post for libellous columns questioning his credibility and competence. http://findlaw.ca/blog/legal-business/are-websites-legally-responsible-for-user-comments-79/#sthash.uZVatnVv.dpuf