Defendant Says Dismissal of MySpace Hoax Case Linked to Suicide Was ‘Proper'
On Tuesday, a California appeals court ruled in an opinion that Internet servers, such as MySpace, cannot be held responsible for minors who are sexually assaulted by people they meet on a website.The ruling, which aligns with federal appeals court rulings, comes a day before the sentencing of a Missouri woman who is accused of using a fake MySpace account to harass a teenage girl.The girl who was harassed committed suicide.The Second District Court of Appeal in Los Angeles combined similar cases brought by minor females, dubbed ?Julie Does,? and their guardians, accusing MySpace of being negligent and not providing appropriate age-verification software.The court found that a section of the Communications Decency Act protects Web servers against negligence claims.The plaintiffs? attorneys could not be reached for comment.A MySpace spokeswoman released a statement saying the company was ?pleased? with the court?s decision.Rebecca Jeschke, spokeswoman for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, said the opinion was
Defendant Says Dismissal of MySpace Hoax Case Linked to Suicide Was ‘Proper'
LOS ANGELES, July 3 -- A Missouri mother said she never should have been prosecuted for her role in a MySpace hoax directed at a 13-year-old girl who ended up committing suicide.
Sat 4 Jul 09 from The Washington Post
MySpace suicide case conviction overturned
A federal judge tentatively overturned the conviction of a Missouri woman accused of using MySpace to deceive a teenage girl who eventually committed suicide, a U.S. attorney's spokesman told ...
Thu 2 Jul 09 from CNN
Judge Tentatively Acquits Missouri MySpace Hoax Mom
A federal judge tentatively acquitted a Missouri woman in the MySpace cyberbullying case.
Thu 2 Jul 09 from FOXNews
Courts: MySpace, Web Servers Not Liable for Assaults
Internet servers like MySpace cannot be held liable when minors are sexually assaulted by people they first meet on a website, a California appeals court ruled in an opinion.
Thu 2 Jul 09 from FOXNews
Judge Overturns MySpace Suicide Conviction
In the now infamous MySpace suicide trial, a federal judge has said that he will likely dismiss the conviction of Missouri woman, Lori Drew, who was accused of using the social networking sight ...
Sat 4 Jul 09 from RedOrbit
MySpace, Web Servers Not Liable For Assaults
On Tuesday, a California appeals court ruled in an opinion that Internet servers, such as MySpace, cannot be held responsible for minors who are sexually assaulted by people they meet on a website.The ...
Thu 2 Jul 09 from RedOrbit
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