474 F. Supp. 2d 843 - Doe v. MySpace, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis

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5 federal appellate · 1 district · 3 state decisions

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1. “The Court, however, finds this artful pleading to be disingenuous. It is quite obvious the underlying basis of Plaintiffs’ claims is that, through postings on MySpace, Pete Solis and Julie Doe met and exchanged personal information which eventually led to an in-person meeting and the sexual assault of Julie Doe. If MySpace had not published communications between Julie Doe and Solis, including personal contact information, Plaintiffs assert they never would have met and the sexual assault never would have occurred. No matter how artfully Plaintiffs seek to plead their claims, the Court views Plaintiffs’ claims as directed toward MySpace in its publishing, editorial, and/or screening capacities.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Doe v. Myspace, Inc.

2. “their online profiles to become part of an online community of people with common interests. Once a member has created a profile, she can extend 'friend invitations’ to other members and communicate with her friends over the MySpace.com platform via e-mail, instant messaging, or blogs.” Doe, 474 F.Supp.2d at 846 . 3 . Justin explained that a”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Layshock v. Hermitage School District

3. “to create online `profiles,' which are individual web pages on which members [can] post photographs, videos, and information about their lives and interests.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Griffin v. State