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Judge Rejects Sheriff's Suit Against Craigslist
jjohn24680 passes along word that a federal judge has thrown out a local sheriff's lawsuit accusing the online classified group Craigslist of facilitating prostitution. We discussed the case when it was filed back in March. Here is the decision (PDF). "As was pretty clear at the time, Craigslist is the service provider and is quite obviously protected by Section 230 immunity. ... Even after all of this was clearly explained to Sheriff Dart, he still insisted that his lawsuit made sense. It looks like the court system, however, does not agree. As expected, the case has been dismissed on Section 230 grounds."
Dart likes his Humble Pie with plenty of Failsauce on top.
Even after the meaning of "free" was clearly explained to Stallman, he still insisted that his definition made sense.
Pimps across the country retitled themselves "Service Providers".
Man, I've got to take a break from slashdot, not worth getting annoyed every morning.
Someone is wrong on the internet!
He's probably also familiar with the fact that the 7th Circuit, which interprets law for this district, has held that 230(c) does not provide blanket immunity for internet service providers;
Craigslist is not an internet service provider.
Finally, the way the techdirt article is phrased is just silly;
Agreed.
"You're right," Fisheye says. "I should have set it on 'whip' or 'chop.'"
Priorities.
Prostitution is one of the few crimes that make a person a criminal if he/she sells something that is normally "free".
Spoken like someone who's never been married.
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