N.Y. Public Service Law 230 – Liability for obscenity, defamation and invasion of privacy
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§ 230. Liability for obscenity, defamation and invasion of privacy. Neither the cable television company whose facilities are used to transmit a program produced by a person other than such cable television company pursuant to the provisions of this article or of federal law or of applicable regulations, nor the officers, directors or employees of any such cable television company shall be liable for damages arising from any obscene or defamatory statements or actions or invasion of privacy occurring during any program when such company does not originate or produce such program.
Terms Used In N.Y. Public Service Law 230
- Cable television company: shall mean any person owning, controlling, operating, managing or leasing one or more cable television systems within the state. See N.Y. Public Service Law 212
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Person: shall mean any individual, trustee, partnership, association, corporation or other legal entity. See N.Y. Public Service Law 212
- Program: shall mean any broadcast type program, signal, message, graphics, data, or communication content service. See N.Y. Public Service Law 212