Girth said:

Hatemongering AOL posters may wish to consider this:
Judge Rules ISP, Server Location May Determine Jurisdiction
http://www.isp-planet.com/politics/0...sidiction.html

That one is juicy. Here's the meat of it:

"According to the court papers, [Virginia resident Steve N.] Bochan
alleged that in some of their messages, [Texas residents Ray and
Mary La Fontaine] accused him of being a pedophile. A lawsuit for
defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress ensued.
....
"Because the La Fontaines posted their comments to the newsgroup
using a Texas-based ISP and their AOL account, the judge determined
that the defamatory messages were transmitted first to AOL's Usenet
server in Loudoun County, Va. There the message was both stored
temporarily and transmitted to other Usenet servers around the
world.

"Judge Ellis ruled that because publication is a required element of
defamation, and evidence showed that the use of a Usenet server in
Virginia was integral to that publication, there was sufficient
activity in the state of Virginia to allow for jurisdiction over the
La Fontaines."


Too bad Krooger will be unable to comprehend this decision.