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1 Sep 2:20 am
... , Illinois, for public nuisance and violation of local prostitution statutes. Complaint, Dart v. Craigslist, Inc.,
U.S.D.C., Northern District of Illinois, Case No. ... third-party information providers -- an activity that is immune under the CDA. Motion at 15-16. Craigslist also argues that
the attempt to enjoin its conduct amounted to an unconstitutional prior restraint on speech. ... have come out the same way. See, e.g., Global Royalties, Ltd v. XCentric
Ventures, LLC, 544 F.Supp.2d 929 (D. Arizona ...
29 Oct 2:21 am
... found not liable for aiding and abetting the practice of prostitution in Chicago. The case, Dart v. Craigslist, Inc.,
N. D. Ill., No. 1:09-cv-01385, ... alleged that Craiglist was facilitating prostitution and creating a public nuisance. According to the complaint, Craigslist had become "the
single largest source for prostitution, including child exploitation, in the country." ... and abetting customers who misuse their services to commit unlawful acts. Doe v. GTE
Corp., 347, F.3d 655, 656-57 (7th. Cir. ...
21 Oct 2:13 pm
... Eric Goldman Dart v. Craigslist, Inc., 09 C 1385 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 20, 2009) Yesterday, Judge John F. Grady of the
Northern ... legal authority. With respect to the 230 analysis, the court characterizes Sheriff Dart's claims as alleging that
Craigslist negligently published the user-supplied ads. The court says that the Seventh ... cases, the user-supplied ad (if anything) satisfies those verbs. Similarly,
Craigslist's role in "facilitating," "assisting" or "aiding and abetting" these user activities ...
23 Oct 10:04 am
So held a federal district court in Dart v. Craigslist, Inc. Here's what plaintiff, the Cook County, Illinois, Sheriff
claimed: [Sheriff Dart] ... alleges that the "erotic" (now "adult") services section of Craigslist's ... additional "warning &
disclaimer" stating that users entering that section agree to "flag 'prohibited'" any content that violates Craigslist's Terms of Use including "offers for or the solicitation of
prostitution." Below the warning is a general "erotic services" link, and ...
5 Mar 1:45 pm
... Eric Goldman Dart v. Craigslist, Inc., 09-CV-1385 (N.D. Ill. complaint filed March 5, 2009) Dart, the Cook County, Illinois ... creating a "public nuisance" because its "Erotic Services" category facilitates prostitution. Unfortunately for
Dart, this lawsuit is almost certainly preempted by 47 USC 230: * 47 USC 230 ... ever legal. If everything directed to this category is always
illegal, it seems like Craigslist could, and perhaps should, voluntarily choose to eliminate the category altogether. That may ...
29 Oct 9:00 pm
... (c)(1) would serve little if any purpose if companies like Craigslist were found liable under state law for "causing" or "inducing" users to post unlawful ... of fact whether
the defendant "intentionally induced" its users to violate antiscalping laws). The fact that Craigslist also provides a wordsearch function does not change the analysis. The
word-search function ... or induce anyone to create, post, or search for illegal content. blank">Dart v. Craigslist,
Inc., __ F.Supp.2d _ (N.D. Ill., Oct. ...
22 Oct 5:26 pm
... Under Law Inc. v. Craigslist Inc., which found Craigslist wasn't liable for housing ads that discriminated against minorities: Sheriff
Dart's lengthy ... rejected just last year. The complaint's remaining allegations plainly treat Craigslist as the publisher or speaker
of information created by its users. Like the plaintiff in Chicago Lawyers, Sheriff ... content. Although the good sheriff lost the legal battle, he did get Craigslist to scale
back its rampant sale of sex just a little. Next project: End ...
28 Oct 7:12 am
... Craigslist, the online classified advertising colossus, by dismissing a lawsuit brought by Cook County (Ill.) Sheriff Thomas Dart
that accused the forum of promoting prostitution in its erotic services listings. Judge John F. Grady of the U.S ... Title V of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, better known
as the Communications Decency Act (47 U.S.C., sec. 230(c)(1)) in ruling for the defendant in Thomas Dart, Sheriff, v. Craigslist,
Inc. (Case No. 09-C-1385). Specifically, Section 230(c)(1) states ...
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