Should Safe Harbors Apply To TV Advertising As Well?

Courtesy Techdirt  Tue, 07/07/2009 - 05:08

Paul Alan Levy alerts us to an interesting situation (and question raised) involving General Motors appearing to suppress speech that it did not like , and wonders if Section 230 safe harbors should apply in broader media, as well.

The case involves a consumer group that was concerned that the bankruptcy restructuring that General Motors is going through would protect it from certain liability claims from owners of cars with defects.

So, they took their case to the...

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