Questions remain on how to apply old rules to modern technology

Sen. Ron Wyden

Two decades ago, the Internet was at a crossroads. There was an open question that needed an answer: are websites legally liable for content posted by their users, or not?

The way we answered it in 1996 altered the course of our economy. That year, I worked with Congressman Christopher Cox, a California Republican, to pass bipartisan legislation that said “no,” websites and web services are not liable for user-generated content.

That…

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