Do the courts have jurisdiction over what people say in Internet chat rooms? That question is being played out in what some lawyers claim is a first-of-its-kind action, involving an Ohio man who claims he was humiliated on the Web. The plaintiff is suing America Online for allegedly failing to do anything about the abuse he says he endured, along with two chat room participants who allegedly caused him emotional distress by teasing him.
January 06, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Do the courts have jurisdiction over what people say in Internet chat rooms?
That question is being played out in what some lawyers claim is a first-of-its-kind lawsuit in Ohio, where a man claims he was humiliated online in an Internet chat room, and has filed a lawsuit over the incident.
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