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Oregon Woman Sues Yahoo for $3 Million

Posted by Zonk on from the a-little-to-much-hoo dept.

bigtallmofo writes "After notifying Yahoo that two member profiles about her were not authorized, Cecilia Barnes of Oregon is suing Yahoo for $3 million for failing to take down the profiles in a timely manner. The profiles allegedly set up by her ex-boyfriend contained nude photos of her along with her email address and work phone number. (Note: The member profiles have since been taken down by Yahoo)."

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  1. Some more information by macaulay805 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Some more information about this incident here.

  2. Why is Yahoo! at fault? by jevvim · · Score: 1, Redundant
    I can understand the plantiff's emotional distress, but it is appropriate to put the blame there? Wouldn't suing the ex-boyfriend be a lot more appropriate here - after all, it is the ex-boyfriend who supposedly posted the photos. And if the ex-boyfriend doesn't have a model release, she would certainly have a good case against him.

    Of course, if she had just used a DMCA takedown notice - since she appears in the photographs, she has a copyright interest in them - Yahoo would probably have jumped and quickly locked out the offending accounts.

  3. Only thing she's after is the money! by powermung · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Why is Yahoo only at fault here? Why isn't she suing her ex-boyfriend?

  4. Re:Adult Groups a Liability Risk by Andrewkov · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Probably her b/f doesn't have $3,000,000.

  5. Re:Adult Groups a Liability Risk by ackthpt · · Score: 0, Redundant
    I'm sure that this woman is not the first person who has had an ex-boyfriend/husband/lover post nude pictures of them on the net.

    Paris Hilton ring a bell?

    I seriously wonder wtf is wrong with women who let a boyfriend (in most instances an uncommitted relationship of indeterminant duration) photograph or tape them nekkid. One spat later and it's on half the PC's in the world.

    You'd think Vanessa Williams downfall would have taught people something, but alas, it appears the more foolish the person, the more famous they eventually become.

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  6. Bummer by multipartmixed · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Looks like the Wayback Machine never archived 'em, either. Hrmph.

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  7. Re:Yeah, usenet is much more effective by the+grace+of+R'hllor · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Slashdot is nothing if not redundant. In this case, though, the story is not (yet) a dupe.