MySpace Is Not Liable for Third Party Content and Has No Duty to Protect Users from Sexual Assault
By Lauren Gelman • March 9, 2007 at 12:08 pm
Plaintiffs, Jane Doe and her daughter, Julie Doe, filed suit against Defendants, MySpace, Inc. and its parent company, News Corporation, for the role MySpace played in the alleged sexual assault of Julie Doe. MySpace is a social networking web site that allows members to create online profiles, to create an online community through “friend invitations,” and to communicate with friends through e-mail, instant messaging, and blogs. Julie Doe created a MySpace profile, and 19-year-old Pete Solis contacted Julie Doe (then 14 years old) through MySpace. Read more » about MySpace Is Not Liable for Third Party Content and Has No Duty to Protect Users from Sexual Assault
