The court stated that, by categorizing, channeling, and limiting the distribution of users' profiles, the site was at least partly responsible for creating or developing information on the site. - Yahoo
Some new precedents on the Communications Decency Act, set in Fair Housing Council vs Roommate.com may well put Linden Lab on the defensive, and have far reaching implications for any virtual world intending to permit any user-generated content. Up until now, cases involving UGC and the CDA have expanded and defined protections and immunities granted to service providers/operators. This one is different.
