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Ebay Negative Feedback Lawsuit Dismissed

Posted by timothy on from the silence-is-golden dept.

ccnull writes "Slashdot readers may recall the Ebay user who was suing Ebay over allegedly libellous feedback. That case has now been dismissed under the CDA, essentially giving Ebay 'common carrier' immunity, much like an ISP. Victory for free speech or perversion of justice? You decide."

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  1. The Most Money Wins.... by LamerX · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    The thing is, it's always the person with the more expensive lawyer that wins. At least it seems that way. When the Scientologists sued Slashdot, the church seemed like they may have had more money to throw at the case. This guy suing eBay, didn't have a chance. eBay makes so much more money and could afford so much better lawyers. Its just like big companies sueing to take away domain names from people, and certain companies sueing for intellectual properties rights. Why do you think they are starting out with small companies?

    Don't get me wrong, I'm glad that eBay won this case, but doesn't anyone else see this trend? Small guy sues for dumb reason: loses. Big company sues for dumb reason: wins.