Thank you to Ali Hussein, Mwendwa Kivuva, Barrack Otieno, Toepista Nabusoba, John Kariuki, and Grace Githaiga for contributing to this discussion on intermediary liability. <div><br></div><div>With gratitude,</div><div>Brandie L. Martin<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 8:47 AM, Grace Githaiga <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ggithaiga@hotmail.com" target="_blank">ggithaiga@hotmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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Thanks Ali and Kivuva for continuing discussion on this thread.<div><br></div><div>You both caution on the need to be careful in how intermediary liability is handled in terms legislation lest we restrict innovation. And yes Kivuva. Users are not exactly innocent since they are capable of making the right decisions on what to post. </div>
<div><br></div><div>Please feel free to continue debate on this same thread.</div><div>Rgds</div><div>GG<br><br><div><div></div>> Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2012 10:09:24 +0300<br>> From: <a href="mailto:Kivuva@transworldafrica.com" target="_blank">Kivuva@transworldafrica.com</a><div class="im">
<br>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Shooting the messenger?<br></div>> CC: <a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><br>> To: <a href="mailto:ggithaiga@hotmail.com" target="_blank">ggithaiga@hotmail.com</a><div class="im">
<br>> <br>> Putting weight on the shoulders of intermediaries is not the way to<br>> go. We are admitting that the public is so innocent that it cannot<br>> make right decisions based on what they see, read, or hear. This type<br>
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