Doe v. MySpace, Inc.
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Doe v. MySpace, Inc., 528 F.3d 413 (2008), is a 2008 Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that MySpace was immune under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 from liability for a sexual assault of a minor that arose from posts on the MySpace platform.[1]
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Doe v. MySpace Inc. | |
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Court | United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit |
Full case name | Jane Doe, Individually and as next friend of Julie Doe, a minor v. MySpace, Inc.; News Corporation |
Decided | May 16, 2008 |
Citation(s) | 528 F.3d 413 (5th Cir. 2008) |
Case history | |
Prior history | 474 F. Supp. 2d 843 (W.D. Tex. 2007) |
Holding | |
Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act shields an Internet service provider from legal liability for criminal offenses committed by its users. | |
Court membership | |
Judge(s) sitting | William Lockhart Garwood, Edith Brown Clement, Jennifer Walker Elrod |
Case opinions | |
Majority | Clement, joined by Garwood, Elrod |
Laws applied | |
Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act |
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