编辑“︁2channel”︁（章节）

===诽谤与法律问题===
西村在管理2ch.net期間，經常公開對日本法律表示不滿，特別是有關[[诽谤]]的規定和他需對此付上的責任。他在2007年3月對《[[讀賣新聞]]》表示<ref name="KatayamaWired2007" />：{{Quote|text=我不打算向我認為其法律不應受尊重的国家给錢。只要他们不判我死刑，我就不会退缩。|author=|title=|source=}}
截至2008年5月，西村在日本民事法院输掉了五十多场诽谤诉讼，并被判处数百万元的罚金<ref name="KatayamaWired2008" />。同年8月，西村表示他總計收到了一百多起訴訟<ref name="ShibuiSG" />。虽然網站上已明確寫明不容許诽谤中傷<ref>{{Cite web|script-title=ja:２ちゃんねるガイド：基本|url=http://info.2ch.net/guide/faq.html|date=2007-02-09|website=2ch.net|deadurl=yes|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130121091901/http://info.2ch.net/guide/faq.html|archive-date=2013-01-21|access-date=2020-05-20|quote=また、一般人の誹謗中傷・私生活情報暴露は禁止します。}}</ref>，但像[[有道出人]]般的活動家宣稱，該網站並沒有回應其刪除請求，而且會將寄過去的有關信件都退回<ref>{{Cite web|title=Looking for the Law in Online Japan's Wild West|url=http://www.ojr.org/060202hornyak/|date=2006-02-02|website=Online Journalism Review|publisher=USC Annenberg|access-date=2020-05-20|quote=In December 2004 through February 2005, I notified 2-Channel by e-mail at their designated address where you request deletions. They never answered. Nor did the defamatory posts come down.  So my lawyers contacted the owner, a Mr. Nishimura, by registered snail mail, several times. Returned by the post office unopened. We did check to make sure Mr. Nishimura was residing there, of course. So we sued. And believe it or not, Mr. Nishimura never answered any court communiques, never appeared in court, never offered any acknowledgment whatsoever. That’s irresponsible on all counts.|archive-date=2020-08-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813090732/http://www.ojr.org/060202hornyak/|dead-url=no}}</ref>。在2channel的所有權轉交給了Packet Monster公司後，有道仍未收到法院判處的任何罰金。他在一篇专栏文章中写道，西村轉移資產的目的只是為了「逃避責任」<ref>{{Cite web|last=Arudou|first=Debito|date=2009-02-03|title=2channel: the bullies' forum|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2009/02/03/issues/2channel-the-bullies-forum/|access-date=2020-06-05|website=The Japan Times|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-02-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202012141/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2009/02/03/issues/2channel-the-bullies-forum/|dead-url=no}}</ref>。虽然当时西村一直没有支付法院所下定的任何賠償金，但2010年有原告成功藉西村某本書的出版商追討賠償金<ref name="MatsutaniJT" />。