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27 Fla. J. Int'l L. 297 (2015)
Realism about Remedies and the Need for a CDA Takedown: A Comparative Analysis of 230 of the CDA and the U.K. Defamation Act 2013

handle is hein.journals/fjil27 and id is 309 raw text is: NOTE REALISM ABOUT REMEDIES AND THE NEED FOR A CDA TAKEDOWN: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF § 230 OF THE CDA AND THE U.K. DEFAMATION ACT 2013 Amanda Bennis* I. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................... 298 II. SECTION 230 OF THE CDA NEEDS TO BE AMENDED TO ADDRESS THE INTERNET'S IMPACT ON U.S. D EFAM ATION LAW ...................................................................... 301 A. Unique Aspects of the Internet ............................................. 301 B. Defamation and the Internet ................................................ 303 1. Traditional Elements of Defamation ................................ 303 2. Obstacles to Recovery in Internet Defamation Cases ...... 304 III. T H E C D A .................................................................................... 3 06 A. Intent Behind the Creation of the CDA ................................ 306 B. The Ambiguity Created by § 230 .......................................... 307 C. Judicial Interpretation of§ 230(c)-A Divergence from Congress's Underlying Objective and the Creation of Immunity for Both Publishers and Distributors ................... 309 1. Zeran v. America Online, Inc ........................................... 309 2. Post-Zeran and § 230 Immunity ................................. 311 D. Growing Dissatisfaction with the Broad Interpretation of§ 230 .................................................... 312 IV. THE INTERNET, THE UNITED KINGDOM, AND D EFAMATION LAW ..................................................................... 314 A. The 1996 UK. Defamation Act and the European Union Electronic Commerce Directive ........................... 314 B. The New U.K. Defamation Act of2013 ........................... 315 C. Potential Areas of Concern for the United States ............ 317 * Amanda Bennis is an Associate in the Corporate and Securities Department at Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A. She graduated in 2015 with her J.D. from the University of Florida Levin College of Law. The author would like to thank Professors Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky and Elizabeth Lear at the University of Florida Levin College of Law for their assistance, comments, guidance, and encouragement throughout the Note writing process. The author would also like to thank her family for their love and support.

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