Sunday, February 18, 2007

Judge tosses $30 million suit against MySpace

A small victory for free expression on the internet and a knockback for all those who want to blame anybody but the guilty party for things that go wrong:

"A judge has dismissed a lawsuit against the social networking Web site MySpace filed by the family of a 13-year-old girl who says she was sexually assaulted by a 19-year-old man she met online. The $30 million lawsuit accused the site of having no measures to protect children who use it. The lawsuit also named MySpace's parent company, News Corp., and the 19-year-old, whose criminal case has not yet gone to trial."

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