Syntax Systems Has Launched a New Electronic Newsletter

question 55

Multiple Choice

Syntax Systems has launched a new electronic newsletter. Similar to the use of a listserv, the newsletter is composed of subscriber submissions (rather than content generated by the news service itself) . Each day's accumulated subscriber submissions are automatically packaged and automatically sent by mass email without editorial review. (In fact, the whole point of the newsletter is that no one knows what anyone else will say until it is disseminated.) Revenue for the newsletter is generated through automated advertising. Which of the following is most likely to be TRUE?

• A) Syntax is likely to be liable in the event that an illegal message was posted.
• B) Syntax is exempted from liability by virtue of being an Internet service provider.
• C) Syntax can only avoid liability if it attempts to censor illegal messages.
• D) Syntax is unlikely to be liable in the event that an illegal message was posted.
• E) none of the above

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Definitions:

Valid Contract

An agreement between two parties that is recognized by law and is enforceable by the legal system.

Undue Influence

A state of affairs whereby a person is so influenced by another that the person’s judgment is not his or her own.

Repudiate

To refuse to accept or be associated with, particularly in the context of rejecting the validity of a contract.

Thirty Working Days

A time period consisting of six weeks of business days, excluding weekends and public holidays.