Comments on: Barnes v. Yahoo!, CDA Immunity, and Promissory Estoppel http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2009/05/barnes-v-yahoo-cda-immunity-and-promissory-estoppel.html The Law, the Universe, and Everything Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:44:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: IP Osgoode - Intellectual Property Law & Technology Program » Immunity under the Communications Decency Act http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2009/05/barnes-v-yahoo-cda-immunity-and-promissory-estoppel.html/comment-page-1#comment-63939 IP Osgoode - Intellectual Property Law & Technology Program » Immunity under the Communications Decency Act Wed, 27 May 2009 11:12:47 +0000 http://www.concurringopinions.com/?p=16113#comment-63939 [...] attention in blogs and in the media. There were two posts I found particularly illuminating. A post by Daniel Solove discusses the possible downsides of this ruling. Solove worries that by extending liability for [...] [...] attention in blogs and in the media. There were two posts I found particularly illuminating. A post by Daniel Solove discusses the possible downsides of this ruling. Solove worries that by extending liability for [...]

]]> By: JOLT Digest » Barnes v. Yahoo!, Inc. | Harvard Journal of Law & Technology http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2009/05/barnes-v-yahoo-cda-immunity-and-promissory-estoppel.html/comment-page-1#comment-63891 JOLT Digest » Barnes v. Yahoo!, Inc. | Harvard Journal of Law & Technology Sat, 23 May 2009 21:28:23 +0000 http://www.concurringopinions.com/?p=16113#comment-63891 [...] Randazza of the Citizen Media Law Project and Daniel Solove of Concurring Opinions provide overviews of the decision.  Eric Goldman of the Technology and Marketing Law Blog [...] [...] Randazza of the Citizen Media Law Project and Daniel Solove of Concurring Opinions provide overviews of the decision.  Eric Goldman of the Technology and Marketing Law Blog [...]

]]> By: Gennadiy Kornev http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2009/05/barnes-v-yahoo-cda-immunity-and-promissory-estoppel.html/comment-page-1#comment-63840 Gennadiy Kornev Fri, 22 May 2009 18:16:10 +0000 http://www.concurringopinions.com/?p=16113#comment-63840 Will there be a post on data.gov launch? Will there be a post on data.gov launch?

]]> By: Steven Roussey http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2009/05/barnes-v-yahoo-cda-immunity-and-promissory-estoppel.html/comment-page-1#comment-63762 Steven Roussey Wed, 20 May 2009 17:59:42 +0000 http://www.concurringopinions.com/?p=16113#comment-63762 "You have no responsibility to protect people from harmful content about them. If you do nothing, then you’re not liable because of Section 230 immunity. If you promise to protect people, then you might be liable." Yes, if the plaintiffs hadn't forced this outcome, this would not be the result. I've already instructed our support staff to never promise, only to look into things. Better to act then to promise. What if you forget?! Perhaps better to never have a conversational mode of communication at all. Perhaps only a web form, and a brief non-committal acknowledgment rather than email or a forum. “You have no responsibility to protect people from harmful content about them. If you do nothing, then you’re not liable because of Section 230 immunity. If you promise to protect people, then you might be liable.”

Yes, if the plaintiffs hadn’t forced this outcome, this would not be the result. I’ve already instructed our support staff to never promise, only to look into things. Better to act then to promise. What if you forget?!

Perhaps better to never have a conversational mode of communication at all. Perhaps only a web form, and a brief non-committal acknowledgment rather than email or a forum.

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