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Teen Sues MySpace Over Sexual Assault

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the passing-the-buck dept.

kaufmanmoore writes "A 14-year old is suing myspace for $30 million claiming the site failed to protect her from a 19-year old she met through the site. The suit claims that MySpace doesn't verify a user's identity or age and doesn't do enough to protect users."

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  1. Teen *didn't* sue MySpace by CaptainTux · · Score: 5, Informative

    The teen didn't sue MySpace.com. Her mother did. Here's a link to the CNet story: http://news.com.com/2060-10802_3-0.html?tag=nefd.b l

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  2. Well they have a small paragraph in the terms... by dlichterman · · Score: 5, Informative

    from the myspace terms and conditions
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    Limitation on Liability. IN NO EVENT SHALL MYSPACE.COM BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFIT DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES, EVEN IF MYSPACE.COM HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN, MYSPACE.COM'S LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE ACTION, WILL AT ALL TIMES BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT PAID, IF ANY, BY YOU TO MYSPACE.COM FOR THE SERVICES DURING THE TERM OF MEMBERSHIP.

    Indemnity. You agree to indemnify and hold MySpace.com, its subsidiaries, and affiliates, and their respective officers, agents, partners and employees, harmless from any loss, liability, claim, or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of your use of the Services in violation of this Agreement and/or arising from a breach of this Agreement and/or any breach of your representations and warranties set forth above and/or if any Content that you post on the Website or through the Services causes MySpace.com to be liable to another.
    ====
    http://www1.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=misc. terms

  3. Re:How can they? by houghi · · Score: 5, Informative

    Oh and for you people who are afraid of what this card can do and everything should be avaialable for everybody and this is so 1984: The source and some Dutch and French info.

    SUSE has it as an eID-belgium RPM:

    Summary : Software for belgian eID card
    Description :
    This PKCS11 library can be used for cryptographic operations with the
    Belgian electronic identity card. For example, you could use it to
    authenticate yourself (e.g. on a web site) or for signing electronic
    documents with a legally binding signature.
    Distribution: SUSE LINUX 10.0 (i586)

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