U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Sep. 19, 2014
Federal law does not protect company from liability, 9th Circuit rules
The Communications Decency Act does not shield a website owner from a negligence claim by an aspiring model who used the site and fell victim to a rape scheme, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel held on Wednesday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The Communications Decency Act does not shield a website owner from a negligence claim by an aspiring model who used the site and fell victim to a rape scheme, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel held on Wednesday.
The ruling explored limits on the act's Section 230, designed to immunize websites from liability for user content. The panel held that it does not bar a state law failure to warn...
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