[Foundation-l] A great ruling for the community

[Brad Patrick]

The California Supreme Court issued its ruling yesterday in the Barrett 
v. Rosenthal case, one of the most closely watched cases involving the 
Communications Decency Act section 230.  The Court came down strongly in 
favor of internet freedom and immunity from liability for those within 
the protection of Section 230.  This has significant implications for 
"distributor" and "user" theories of liability/immunity.  Overall, this 
decision is very good for Wikimedia Foundation projects, and our users.

I encourage anyone interested to see the opinion at 
http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/opinions/documents/S122953.PDF.


-Brad