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MySpace Sued for Facilitating Offline Sexual Assaults [Repost from Concurring Opinions’ Archive]

[In 2007, I guest-blogged at the group law professor blog Concurring Opinions. With the demise of that blog, I am now archiving my guest posts on my own blog. This post first appeared on January 18, 2007.] AP reports that four families … Continue reading

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arkadycosplay: From someone who’s survived MySpace, livejournal, deviantart, and fanfiction.nets’…

arkadycosplay: From someone who’s survived MySpace, livejournal, deviantart, and fanfiction.nets’ content purges and bad policy updates, here’s some advice on how to get through tumblr’s recent bullshit: – don’t knee jerk delete. I know it’s tempting to peace out immediately … Continue reading

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Sexy MySpace photos stay out of evidence

Webb v. Jessamine County Fiscal Court, 2011 WL 3652751 (E.D. Ky. August 19, 2011) Plaintiff filed a civil rights lawsuit against the local jail and other governmnet officials after she gave birth while incarcerated. She claimed, among other things, that … Continue reading

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Court dismisses class action against MySpace for violation of the Stored Communications Act

Hubbard v. MySpace, 2011 WL 2149456 (S.D.N.Y. June 1, 2011) Plaintiff, who sued on behalf himself and others similarly situated, claimed that MySpace improperly turned over account information and private messages to law enforcement, even though there was a search … Continue reading

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MySpace Bug Alerts Could Trigger Mischief (TechNewsWorld.com)

A pair of hackers has threatened to engage in a self-described “attention-seeking ploy” next month by exposing security holes in social networking Web site MySpace. The duo, who call themselves “Mondo Armando” and “Mustachio,” say they will launch attacks against … Continue reading

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