Cyber-Libel: Legal Issues Surrounding User-Generated Content1

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Mississippi television news anchor Toni Miles has lost her defamation case against her former station, WLOX, which she sued after the station ran an article on its website reporting Miles's arrest in connection with a cocaine bust. At issue wasn't her arrest on drug possession charges, which Mediapost reports occured at a house Miles was visiting. (Reportedly, a grand jury later voted not to indict the anchorwoman.)

Instead, Miles sued WLOX over defamatory comments written by visitors to...