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Originally posted by Raven@Feb 17 2005, 01:51 PM
I thought I read somewhere that message board owners were not liable for what others posted...so wouldn't that apply to Yahoo, if it's true?
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Thats correct they arent however, thats NOT why he is sueing them.
He is sueing them because they didnt take 'reasonable' action to stop the abusive behavior once it had started and, as that type of thing is mentioned in their T.O.S and they did nothing, they are in fact liable.
It is also noteworthy that despite being given an injunction to do so, Yahoo didnt tunr over the information contained in that order as demanded, i would say that in itself will weigh heavily against them in court.
Also, because this guy is located in CA, i beleive the law there calls for disclosure of a privacy policy which needs to be adhered to, i would say that the fact his information was posted on a public forum after it was entered into the Yahoo backend could potentially be another losing angle for them.
Whether he will win, is another story.