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Lawyer2Lawyer: Craigslist's Legal Liability

By Robert J. Ambrogi

The popular online advertising site <a href="http://www.craigslist.com/">Craigslist</a> found itself in the spotlight recently after a Boston medical student was accused of murdering a Boston masseuse who he met through her advertisement on the site. Even before that incident, law enforcement officials sometimes accused Craigslist of enabling prostitution and other unlawful conduct. Last month, the sheriff in Cook County, Ill., filed a federal lawsuit against the site, charging that it knowingly promotes and facilitates prostitution.<br /><br />On this week's edition of the legal-affairs podcast <a href="http://legaltalknetwork.com/podcasts/lawyer-2-lawyer/2009/05/craigslist-legal-scrutiny/">Lawyer2Lawyer</a>, we consider whether the law should more tightly regulate sites such as Craigslist. Joining my cohost <a href="http://www.mayitpleasethecourt.com/">J. Craig Williams</a> and me to consider this question are two guests: <a href="http://www.perkinscoie.com/ewes/">Edward J. Wes</a>, outside counsel for Craigslist and managing partner of the Menlo Park office of <a href="http://www.perkinscoie.com/">Perkins Coie</a>, and <a title="David Ardia" href="http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/people/dardia" target="_blank">David Ardia</a>, fellow at the <a title="Berkman Center" href="http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/" target="_blank">Berkman Center</a> and director of its <a title="Citizen Media Law Project" href="http://www.citmedialaw.org/" target="_blank">Citizen Media Law Project</a>.<br /><br />Download or listen to the full, 30-minute program at the <a href="http://legaltalknetwork.com/podcasts/lawyer-2-lawyer/2009/05/craigslist-legal-scrutiny/">Legal Talk Network</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='http://res1.blogblog.com/tracker/3958829-4073746766179567697?l=www.legaline.com%2Flawsites.html'/></div>

Full post as published by Lawsites on May 04, 2009 (boomark / email).