Submission + - Web firms fear legal action over user comments
Stony Stevenson writes: A number of high-profile internet companies and organisations are seeking to overturn a court decision that could see them prosecuted for comments made by their users. Amazon, eBay, Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Yahoo all argue that websites cannot be held responsible for content posted by users following a Federal case brought against Roommates.com.
The Fair Housing Councils of San Fernando Valley and San Diego had argued in the Roommates case that questionnaires asking for specific types of roommates violated the Fair Housing Act.
The Fair Housing Councils of San Fernando Valley and San Diego had argued in the Roommates case that questionnaires asking for specific types of roommates violated the Fair Housing Act.
