Beta Services (BS) is an Internet service provider. On a BS online bulletin board, Carl, a BS customer, posts a defamatory remark about Delta Company. Delta could successfully file a suit against
A) BS only.
B) BS or Carl.
C) Carl only.
D) neither BS nor Carl.

Question

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Both BS and Carl could be held liable for the defamatory remark. BS could be liable under the theory of secondary liability, as it provided the platform for the defamatory content to be posted. Carl could be liable for making the defamatory statement.

Beta Services (BS) Is an Internet Service Provider