To my understanding, there has never been a case tried where a commenter on a blog sues another commenter and the blog host for libel damages. But the legal council I received said that it could happen.

This week that is changing.

Calif. court says bloggers can’t be sued:

The California Supreme Court ruled Monday that bloggers and participants in Internet bulletin board groups cannot be sued for posting defamatory statements made by others.

In other words if one of you calls somebody a name in the comments, they can only sue you, not me!

However, I still encourage bloggers to have a Terms of Service or Commenting Rules statement somewhere easily accessible to visitors. This is something I need to do myself.

Thanks, Andy.