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Technology & Science

May 16, 2007

Suit Against Roommates.com Gets Past Cyberimmunity Shield

In the Internet age, Web site operators have largely been shielded from lawsuits based on the content they publish in cyberspace.

By Laura Ernde
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      In the Internet age, Web site operators have largely been shielded from lawsuits based on the content they publish in cyberspace.
      But a federal appeals court said Tuesday that there is a limit to that protection.
      The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals allowed a housing discrimination lawsuit to proceed agains...

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