Jones v. Dirty World Entertainment Recordings, LLC

OPINION AND ORDER

BERTELSMAN, Senior District Judge:

This case raises important issues concerning the interpretation of the Communications Decency Act (CDA), 47 U.S.C. § 230. The case is before the Court on defendants’ motion for judgment as a matter of law. (Doc. 64). The Court heard oral argument on that motion on December 9, 2011. The Court now issues the following Opinion and Order.

This is a defamation and invasion-of-privacy action1 against the defendants Hooman Karamian a/k/a Nik Richie or Nik Lamas-Richie, the operator of a web site named “the dirty.com” and the corporations through…