Legal Opinion
Doe v. MySpace, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 16, 2008No. 07-50345PublishedCited by 535 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH BROWN CLEMENT, Circuit Judge:
Jane and Julie Doe (“the Does”) appeal the district court’s dismissal of their claims for negligence and gross negligence, and its finding that the claims were barred by the Communications Decency Act (“CDA”), 47 U.S.C § 230, and Texas common law. For the following reasons, we affirm the decision of the district court.
I. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS
MySpace.com is a Web-based social network. Online social networking is the practice of using a Web site or other interactive computer service to expand one’s business or social network. Social networking on MySpace.com…
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