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Interactive Computer Service Liability For User-Generated Content After Roommates.Com, Bradley M. Smyer
Interactive Computer Service Liability For User-Generated Content After Roommates.Com, Bradley M. Smyer
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
This Note explores the future of interactive computer service provider (ICSP) liability for user-generated content under the Communications Decency Act (CDA) after Roommates.com II. Roommates.com II held that a housing website was not entitled to immunity under § 230 of the CDA from federal Fair Housing Act claims, in part because providing preselected answers to a mandatory questionnaire rendered the site an "information content provider" at least partially responsible for creation or development of answers. After examining the historical and legislative origins of ICSP immunity for user-generated content under 47 U.S. C. § 230, this Note argues that courts …