DirectRevenue Pays $1.5 Million to Settle FTC Charges

Adware distributor DirectRevenue will have to pay $1.5 million to settle Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charges that it used unfair and deceptive methods to install its software on users computers, and then obstructed them from easily removing it.

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Judge Dismisses Online Predator Suit Against MySpace

A federal judge has granted MySpace's motion to dismiss charges of negligence, fraud and negligent misrepresentation filed by the family of a girl from Austin, Texas who was assaulted by a man she met on the website, Reuters reported.

"To ensure that Web site operators and other interactive computer services would not be crippled by lawsuits arising out of third party communications, the Act provides interactive computer services with immunity," Judge wrote in his ruling.

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