Craigslist Fights Back, Sues SC Atty General

Posted by timothy on Wednesday May 20, 2009 @05:53AM from the wouldn't-have-happened-to-a-nicer-guy dept.

FredMastro writes "Craigslist has now stepped past just asking for an apology. The Wall Street Journal and CNet report that Craigslist is fighting back. 'Craigslist said it has sued South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster, in the latest escalation of a battle over adult-oriented ads on the company's site. Jim Buckmaster, Craigslist's chief executive, said in a blog post that the company filed its suit in federal court in South Carolina. ...'" Unfortunately, the WSJ's piece requires a subscription, but reader Locke2005 adds a link to coverage in the San Jose Business Journal.

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How to get around the wsj sub wall by TinBromide · 2009-05-20 05:58 · Score: 5, Informative

1) Copy and paste the url http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124283370260739663.html

2) Copy and paste into google, resulting in a link like this

Click link and read page.

Not pasting full text of article though, so you're gonna have to do it yourself.

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