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Suit against Facebook claims exploitation of minors for commercial gain

By Richard Binder

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A class action was filed on August 26 against Facebook Inc. in Los Angeles County. The suit alleges that the social networking site illegally uses the names and likenesses of minors in California for advertising and other commercial purposes.

Anthony Stuart of Stuart Law Firm in Los Angeles, one of the firms that filed the suit, said that Facebook violates California law in two ways: by using a child's name or likeness in advertisements that allow members to express their support for a product or service by pushing a "like" button; and on "landing pages," which show up on search engines to lure new members.

The suit demands unspecified actual and compensatory damages plus disgorgement of profits on behalf of an estimated 1 million or more California residents aged 14 to 18 who were members of Facebook during the past three years.

Full story at NLJ.com.

Full post as published by Legal Pad | LA on September 01, 2010 (boomark / email).

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