LEGISLATION

Arizona House Bill 2660: Imposing Civil Liability on "Dangerous" Speakers

Memo in Opposition to Arizona H.B. 2660

Arizona House Bill 2660 would have created a civil cause of action against producers and distributors of "dangerous" material, defined as material that is found to produce or incite a felony, if the producer or distributor knew or should have known that the material woulld result in a person committing a felony and the material was a cause in committing the felony.

History: Media Coalition submitted a memo in opposition to H.B. 2660 warning legislators of the chilling effect third party liability imposes on speech. The bill did not become law.

updated 3/21/08

Litigation:	INTERNET \| RATINGS ENFORCEMENT \| SEIZURE/PRIOR RESTRAINT \| HARMFUL TO MINORS/MINORS' ACCESS \| SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CONTENT AND MINORS \| OBSCENITY \| ZONING & LICENSING \| VIOLENT CONTENT \| DISPLAY \| THIRD PARTY LIABILITY \| MISCELLANEOUS ISSUES
Legislation:	LEGISLATIVE TRACKER 2011 LEGISLATION \| ALABAMA HOUSE BILL 153: IMPOSING A TAX ON SPEECH \| ALABAMA HOUSE BILL 441: BARRING MINORS' ACCESS TO SEXUALLY EXPLICIT VIDEO GAMES \| ALASKA SENATE BILL 31: RESTRICTING THE DISPLAY OF HARMFUL TO MINORS MATERIAL \| ARIZONA HOUSE BILL 2468: ALLOWING GOVERNMENT ENFORCEMENT OF INDUSTRY RATING SYSTEMS
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