Mack Olson joined a chat room on an interactive computer service like AOL, the members of which were economists and poltiical scientists. When Mack made a comment comparing President Roosevelt's Job Corps plans to put America back to work after the Great Depression to Hitler's work program during the same era; another chat room participant took offense. He published to the other members of the chat room that Mack was a known Nazi whose parents killed Jews for Hitler and he sent Mack's email address to political fringe groups guaranteed to attack Mack for his alleged beliefs. Mack got offensive emails, invitations to participate in Nazi political events, and even a few death threats. Mack wants to sue the online service becase it was the publisher or distributor of the defamatory remarks. Can Mack sue?

No$,$ Mack cannot sue the interactive online service because federal law grants immunity from liability for defamatory statements made by users.

Yes. Mack can sue the publisher or distributor of libelous comments regarding him.

No$,$ Mack cannot sue because he must prove actual malice.

Yes, Mack had been the victim of libel since the statements were clearly untrue and published to a third party.