Section 230 Workshop on Managing Online Reader Contributions and Comments

This Thursday I'll be participating in a "collaborative workshop" involving newspaper editors and media lawyers addressing the challenges associated with managing online reader contributions and comments. The half-day workshop is sponsored by the New England Newspaper Association, New England Press Association, and Prince, Lobel, Glovsky & Tye.

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Two New Ripoff Report Cases Filed

Eric Goldman reminds us (here, here) that angry companies and individuals are still suing Xcentric Ventures, LLC and Ed Magedson left and right over reports submitted to Ripoff Report. Ripoff Report is a website that allows users to post reports about individuals and companies that they believe have "ripped them off" or treated them unfair

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Car Dealership Appeals ConsumerAffair's CDA 230 Win

New York-based Nemet Chevrolet filed a notice of appeal to the Fourth Circuit last week, challenging a district court's dismissal of its

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Virginia

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Understanding Your Legal Risks When You Blog or Publish Online

Over the next few weeks I'll be posting about various topics we cover in the CMLP's Citizen Media Legal Guide. If you would like to read any of the previous "highlights" from the guide, you can find them here.

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Citing CDA 230, Court Dismisses Defamation Suit Against Wikimedia Foundation

News reports (here, here) indicate that New Jersey Superior Court Judge Jamie S. Perri dismissed Barbara Bauer's defamation lawsuit against the Wikimedia Foundation yesterday.

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Lawyer Attempts End Run Around CDA 230, Finds a Stronger Defense Than He Expected

Following on the heels of a Virginia lawyer being sanctioned for improperly using a subpoena to silence a critic, we hear about a lawyer in California who is threatening to use a meritless lawsuit to force Julia Forte, who runs a forum for consumer complaints about telemarketers, to remove user-submitted comments that are critical of his client.

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MySpace Wins Important CDA 230 Case in Fifth Circuit

Last Friday, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of negligence claims brought against MySpace by the family of a teenage girl who used the popular social networking site to communicate with and arrange to meet a nineteen-year-0ld boy who sexually assaulted her.

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Texas

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Roommates.com - Just How Big A Hole Did the Ninth Circuit Poke in CDA 230?

By now you've heard that the Ninth Circuit, sitting en banc, reaffirmed the previous Roommates.com decision.

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N.H. Court Holds Right of Publicity Claim Not Barred by Communications Decency Act

In what appears to be the first case of its kind, a federal court in New Hampshire has ruled that the immunity provisions in section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA 230) do not bar a state law claim for a violation of a person's "right of publicity." In so holding, the court expressly disagreed with the Ninth Circuit's decision in Perfect 10 v. CCBill LLC, which held that CDA 230 exempts only federal intellectual property law claims from its protections.

The case involves the typically disturbing facts that often arise in the CDA 230 context. The plaintiff, proceeding pseudonymously, sued defendant Friendfinder Network, which operates a number of websites, including “AdultFriendFinder.com” that bills itself as “the World’s Largest SEX and SWINGER Personal Community.” To participate, users register by entering a variety of personal information, creating online profiles that can be viewed by other members of the community.

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New Jersey Prosecutors Set Sights on JuicyCampus

New Jersey prosecutors have subpoenaed the controversial gossip site JuicyCampus as part of an investigation into whether the site is violating the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act.

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New Jersey

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Two New Ripoff Report Cases Filed

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Car Dealership Appeals ConsumerAffair's CDA 230 Win

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Understanding Your Legal Risks When You Blog or Publish Online

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Citing CDA 230, Court Dismisses Defamation Suit Against Wikimedia Foundation

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Lawyer Attempts End Run Around CDA 230, Finds a Stronger Defense Than He Expected

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MySpace Wins Important CDA 230 Case in Fifth Circuit

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Roommates.com - Just How Big A Hole Did the Ninth Circuit Poke in CDA 230?

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New Jersey Prosecutors Set Sights on JuicyCampus

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