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South Carolina Attorney General Threatens Craigslist With Criminal Prosecution Over User Content

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A new sortie in the battle over craigslist's "erotic services" section came today when South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster sent a letter to craigslist CEO Jim Buckmaster threatening company management with "criminal investigation and pros

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CMLP Launches New Page Devoted to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act

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The Citizen Media Law Project today launched a cool new page that aggregates everything on our site relating to section 230 of the Communications Decency Act ("Section 230"), the important federal statute that protects operators of websites and other interactive computer services from liability for publishing the statements of third-parties.  

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StubHub Unsuccesfully Invokes Section 230 Defense in Lawsuit by New England Patriots

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Back in November 2006, the New England Patriots went on the offense and filed a lawsuit against StubHub Inc., one of the largest online ticket resellers, claiming that the company encourages fans to violate Massachusetts' anti-scalping laws and the team's prohibition against reselling tickets.  The lawsuit, filed in Suffolk Superior Court, also named as defendants two local residents and 50 "John Does," who allegedly resold the

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Speed Skater's Mom Sues Google Over Dead Blogger's Post

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Earlier this month, Cherie Davis, mother of 2006 gold medal winner Shani Davis, the first African American speed skater to make the U.S. Olympic team, sued Google, Inc. in Illinois state court, seeking an injunction requiring the company to take down a blog post written by deceased sports blogger Sean Healy.

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New Hampshire Court Tramples on Constitution, Reporter's Privilege, Section 230, What Have You

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A reader recently tipped us off to a troubling ruling from a trial court in New Hampshire: The Mortgage Specialists, Inc. v. Implode-Explode Heavy Industries, Inc., No. 08-E-0572 (N.H. Super. Ct. Mar.

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Cook County Sheriff Sues Craigslist for Creating a "Public Nuisance"

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Last Thursday, Thomas Dart, the Sheriff of Cook County, Illinois, filed a lawsuit against online classified site Craigslist, claiming that the site is a "public nuisance" because its users post ads in the "erotic services" category that facilitate prostitution.  Yes, you read that correctly.  The top law enforcement officer in Cook County is using a civil lawsuit to go after Craigslist because he believes users of the si

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