29 Nov
2012
29 Nov
'12
5:06 p.m.
Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2012 15:26:57 -0500 From: Tom Beecher <tbeecher@localnet.com> Subject: Re: William was raided for running a Tor exit node. Please help if you can.
Communications Decency Act, 47 U.S.C. 230 is the US law that has been interpreted to provide immunity to ISP for the actions of their users.
It is worth noting that 47 U.S.C. 230 provides _limited_ protections, only. Broad protection, but limited. It says that a provider shall not 'be treated as author' for material provided by someone else. This of little-to-no help with regard to kiddie porn, since distribution, and even 'mere' possession, are crimes -- independant of authorship.