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"Can I See Some Id?" Age Verification Requirements For The Online Liquor Store, Boris Reznikov
"Can I See Some Id?" Age Verification Requirements For The Online Liquor Store, Boris Reznikov
Washington Journal of Law, Technology & Arts
Teenagers are starting to use the Internet to circumvent the ordinarily stringent restrictions on the sale of alcohol to underage individuals. Since states have always punished vendors for furnishing alcohol to minors, companies that choose to sell alcohol online must recognize that they could be criminally and civilly liable if they do not take reasonable precautions to ensure that minors do not obtain their product. This Article examines the steps online alcohol vendors might take in order to protect themselves from liability so that they can continue to run their ventures in a profitable manner.
When Is § 230 Immunity Lost?: The Transformation From Website Owner To Information Content Provider, Karen Alexander Horowitz
When Is § 230 Immunity Lost?: The Transformation From Website Owner To Information Content Provider, Karen Alexander Horowitz
Washington Journal of Law, Technology & Arts
Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA) offers broad protection for providers and users of interactive computer services against liability for defamation and other content-based claims when a third-party provides the information. Although providers and users of interactive computer services (ICSs) are permitted to exercise some editorial control while still avoiding legal liability, at some point, such editing may transform the provider or user of the ICS into an information content provider and deprive them of § 230 immunity. The key issue is where the threshold between permissible and impermissible editorial control lies. This Article delves into this issue …