Tux of Borg Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?t...storyID=8477528 Yahoo sued over Candyman child porn site Fri May 13, 2005 02:25 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A minor and his parents have filed a $10 million lawsuit against Yahoo Inc. and a man who once operated a Yahoo Groups site where members traded child pornography.The lawsuit, filed on May 9 in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, charged that Yahoo breached its duties by allowing co-defendant Mark Bates and others to share child pornography on a site, called Candyman, that Bates created and moderated via the Yahoo Groups service. Yahoo spokeswomen Mary Osako said the company had not been served and did not comment on pending litigation. Bates pleaded guilty in 2002 to setting up the Candyman group site for the trade and distribution of child pornography, the Houston Chronicle reported at the time. The site attracted thousands of users and was in operation for two months before Yahoo closed it down in February 2001. Pornographic photos of the plaintiff -- who is using the name Johnny Doe -- were taken and posted to the Candyman site by a neighbor, said the lawsuit, a copy of which was obtained by Reuters. Among other things, the plaintiffs alleged that Yahoo was aware of the activity on the site and that it took no action to block or remove the pornographic images of Doe and other children. Attorneys familiar with cases involving online service providers said the Communications Decency Act generally shielded Web sites from responsibility for material posted by users. "Unless the plaintiff has very concrete proof that Yahoo knew that this group contained child pornography, it's very likely that Yahoo will not be liable," said John Morris, staff counsel at the Center for Democracy and Technology in Washington. "We believe that they knew, and at a minimum didn't exercise reasonable care on their sites," said Adam Voyles, the plaintiffs' lead attorney. A child pornography investigation led by the FBI and dubbed Operation Candyman targeted Yahoo Groups users and resulted in the arrest of more than 100 people in the United States Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OGTEleven Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?t...storyID=8477528 Yahoo sued over Candyman child porn site Fri May 13, 2005 02:25 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A minor and his parents have filed a $10 million lawsuit against Yahoo Inc. and a man who once operated a Yahoo Groups site where members traded child pornography.The lawsuit, filed on May 9 in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, charged that Yahoo breached its duties by allowing co-defendant Mark Bates and others to share child pornography on a site, called Candyman, that Bates created and moderated via the Yahoo Groups service. Yahoo spokeswomen Mary Osako said the company had not been served and did not comment on pending litigation. Bates pleaded guilty in 2002 to setting up the Candyman group site for the trade and distribution of child pornography, the Houston Chronicle reported at the time. The site attracted thousands of users and was in operation for two months before Yahoo closed it down in February 2001. Pornographic photos of the plaintiff -- who is using the name Johnny Doe -- were taken and posted to the Candyman site by a neighbor, said the lawsuit, a copy of which was obtained by Reuters. Among other things, the plaintiffs alleged that Yahoo was aware of the activity on the site and that it took no action to block or remove the pornographic images of Doe and other children. Attorneys familiar with cases involving online service providers said the Communications Decency Act generally shielded Web sites from responsibility for material posted by users. "Unless the plaintiff has very concrete proof that Yahoo knew that this group contained child pornography, it's very likely that Yahoo will not be liable," said John Morris, staff counsel at the Center for Democracy and Technology in Washington. "We believe that they knew, and at a minimum didn't exercise reasonable care on their sites," said Adam Voyles, the plaintiffs' lead attorney. A child pornography investigation led by the FBI and dubbed Operation Candyman targeted Yahoo Groups users and resulted in the arrest of more than 100 people in the United States 335988[/snapback] How about they give up on getting the money and settle for Yahoo publishing the names and home addresses of these thousands of users of the on the front page of the Sunday NY Times? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Poobah Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 How about they give up on getting the money and settle for Yahoo publishing the names and home addresses of these thousands of users of the on the front page of the Sunday NY Times? 336016[/snapback] Amen to that. Add their photos too. I say, 'Let the punishment fit the crime.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justnzane Posted May 14, 2005 Share Posted May 14, 2005 http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?t...storyID=8477528 Yahoo sued over Candyman child porn site Fri May 13, 2005 02:25 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A minor and his parents have filed a $10 million lawsuit against Yahoo Inc. and a man who once operated a Yahoo Groups site where members traded child pornography.The lawsuit, filed on May 9 in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, charged that Yahoo breached its duties by allowing co-defendant Mark Bates and others to share child pornography on a site, called Candyman, that Bates created and moderated via the Yahoo Groups service. Yahoo spokeswomen Mary Osako said the company had not been served and did not comment on pending litigation. Bates pleaded guilty in 2002 to setting up the Candyman group site for the trade and distribution of child pornography, the Houston Chronicle reported at the time. The site attracted thousands of users and was in operation for two months before Yahoo closed it down in February 2001. Pornographic photos of the plaintiff -- who is using the name Johnny Doe -- were taken and posted to the Candyman site by a neighbor, said the lawsuit, a copy of which was obtained by Reuters. Among other things, the plaintiffs alleged that Yahoo was aware of the activity on the site and that it took no action to block or remove the pornographic images of Doe and other children. Attorneys familiar with cases involving online service providers said the Communications Decency Act generally shielded Web sites from responsibility for material posted by users. "Unless the plaintiff has very concrete proof that Yahoo knew that this group contained child pornography, it's very likely that Yahoo will not be liable," said John Morris, staff counsel at the Center for Democracy and Technology in Washington. "We believe that they knew, and at a minimum didn't exercise reasonable care on their sites," said Adam Voyles, the plaintiffs' lead attorney. A child pornography investigation led by the FBI and dubbed Operation Candyman targeted Yahoo Groups users and resulted in the arrest of more than 100 people in the United States 335988[/snapback] Ok.... Let me get this straight. Some guy puts some garbage on the site with the kid on it and yahoo removes it. However, Yahoo gets sued even though they got rid of the site relatively quickly as there more sites like that operate for much longer timeframes. If I got this right, then I think these people shouldn't be suing Yahoo, just the freaking sick perv that put that crap on the web. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevbeau Posted May 14, 2005 Share Posted May 14, 2005 Yeah, but the perv doesn't have ten million lying around. I'm truly sorry for the kid and I hope all members of that list burn in the deepest pit of hell, but this is nothing more than a money grab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarthur31 Posted May 14, 2005 Share Posted May 14, 2005 Yeah, but the perv doesn't have ten million lying around. I'm truly sorry for the kid and I hope all members of that list burn in the deepest pit of hell, but this is nothing more than a money grab. 336390[/snapback] Yea right. You think "men of the cloth" are gonna burn in hell? P.S., I was being sarcastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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