Barnes v. Yahoo!, Inc.
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Barnes v. Yahoo!, Inc., 570 F.3d 1096 (9th Cir. 2009),[1] is a United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit case in which the Ninth Circuit held that Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA) rules that Yahoo!, Inc., as an Internet service provider cannot be held responsible for failure to remove objectionable content posted to their website by a third party. Plaintiff Cecilia Barnes made claims arising out of Defendant Yahoo!, Inc.'s alleged failure to honor promises to remove offensive content about the plaintiff posted by a third party. The content consisted of a personal profile with nude photos of the Plaintiff and her contact information. The United States District Court for the District of Oregon had dismissed Barnes' complaint.
Barnes v. Yahoo!, Inc. | |
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Court | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
Decided | June 22, 2009 |
Citation(s) | 570 F.3d 1096 |
Holding | |
The Ninth Circuit dismissed Barnes' complaints, holding that Yahoo!, Inc. was immune from liability pursuant to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. This decision ultimately reversed the decision from the lower court in Oregon by granting Yahoo! the motion to dismiss. | |
Court membership | |
Judge(s) sitting | Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain, Susan P. Graber, Consuelo M. Callahan |
Case opinions | |
Majority | O'Scannlain, joined by a unanimous court |
Laws applied | |
Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act |