Managers and the Legal Environment 7th Edition by David Madsen, Constance Bagley

Exercise 3

A recent college graduate created the website http://www. harassthem.com, where the visitor is encouraged to provide private or defamatory content for a fee. In addition, the website encourages posters to provide dirt on the victims. Is the website operator liable for any defamatory information posted? Would it be liable if a stalker used the site to track down a former boss's address and then attacked her at her home? [Fair Housing Counsel of San Fernando Valley v. Roommates.com, 521 F.3d 1157 (9th Cir. 2008).]