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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. 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.

  2. 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?