craiglist owners get hit by LEA for running illegal ads and services

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/05/05/craigslist.sex.ads/index.html?eref=rss_topstories


Wahhhhhhhhhh!!!


Three state Attorney Generals offices are planning on charging
craiglist owners with knowingly offering prostitution services.

In one section titled "erotic services", like duh, that needs
explanation? Ads for prostitutes in several cities can easily be
found.

The investigation was sparked by the murder of a craiglist advertiser
in a motel. Well duh. There are hundreds of crazees out there who
haunt numerous such services and may have killed others using the same
method or similar. `

Like LEA people can't find similar stuff on myspace, facebook, digg,
twitter, and other similar sites? Sheesh. I'll bet I can come up with
a hundred in no time.

 

Not gonna work. They've tried similar things with eBay - charging eBay
with 'selling of stolen goods' when eBay is simply a venue.

There's plenty of things that could fit in erotic services that have
nothing to do with prostitution. I'm sure you've participated in many,
likely under the M4M category.

I'm sure you spent plenty of time looking.

Speaking of crazees....

Yeah, I bet you've got them all bookmarked.

 

From the Electronic Frontier Foundation's response to another
attempt to hold Craigslist liable:

'Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, passed in 1996,
immunizes providers of "interactive computer service" such as
Craigslist -- website operators, ISPs, domain name registrars --
from state criminal liability for content posted by third
parties.'

Mike "no grounds for prosecution" Yetto

 

Yeah, that's pretty stupid. Are they also going to outlaw phone books because
they have the "Escorts" section?

This knee-jerk reaction is what politicians use to get themselves some free
publicity. This reminds me of the asshole DA in NY that caused all the major
ISP's to get rid of USENET.

 

They ought to get 'em for false advertising too - because everytime
I'm out of town and the girl shows up - she don't look nothin' like
her picture.

I say "Hey! Whaat are *YOU* -- the girl's mama?"

But that's a whole nuther story...

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Agree so far but...

Now I have to disagree. ISPs were looking for way to raise fees w/o
losing customers, suddenly they were handed a great excuse for a cost
cutting measure, they dropped Usenet, didn't have to raise fees and
told the customers it was an improvement to the ISP's services because
the customers were being protected from kiddie porn!

It was a very slick way for the ISPs to increase income w/o raising
prices or losing customers!

The DA in NY didn't 'cause' anything, he merely gave the ISPs an
excuse!

 

Well, true. That is a more accurate portrayal.

 

They only transfer the content, they do not create or edit it.
Would your mail-carrier be resposible for delivering a
threatening letter?

The safe-harbour provision most certainly does. That was its
intent.

Judges have agree to this provision and actually must do so. It
is the law.

Mike "no safe-harbour, no web" Yetto

 

If the owners of craiglist fail to remove illegal ads and services,
then they could possibly be held criminally liable. At least ebay
takes down any illegal content.

Dennis Vaco, predecessor of Major Cuomo of NY, once tried filing
charges against two usenet services for harboring child pornography.
He lost the cases.

If craiglist fails to remove the illegal ads, then they should be
prosecuted.

 

No but it's illegal to use the US mail for that purpose.

As long as the owner does his part and removes what is illegal.

 

Did you miss that I just made that point?

When the carrier is notified of the illegal or infringing content
it must be removed in a reasonable timeframe. The carrier is not
responsible for finding every problem.

Mike "so *that's* how you got your nom d'net" Yetto

 

Who is Major Cuomo?

Mike "or Major Deegan, for that matter" Yetto

 

Look who you're talking to.. .

RtS seems to know quite a bit about every sting against pedophiles
that goes on... And so does Weirdo Scott.....

 

It occured to me that it might be a miscommunication on my end,
but all communications seemed to be missed on his.

Mike "right, why *did* I bother?" Yetto