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6 Wash. J. L. Tech. & Arts 49 (2010-2011)
Communications Decency Act Provides No Safe Harbor against Antifraud Liability for Hyperlinks to Third-Party Context under the Securities and Exchange Act

handle is hein.journals/washjolta6 and id is 51 raw text is: WASHINGTON JOURNAL OF LAW, TECHNOLOGY & ARTS VOLUME 6, ISSUE 1 SUMMER 2010 COMMUNICATIONS DECENCY ACT PROVIDES No SAFE HARBOR AGAINST ANTIFRAUD LIABILITY FOR HYPERLINKS TO THIRD-PARTY CONTENT UNDER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT Sheri Wardwell C Sheri Wardwell CITE AS: 6 WASH J.L. TECH. & ARTS 49 (2010) https://digital.lib.washington.edu/dspace-law/handle/1 773.1/451 ABSTRACT In 2008, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released interpretive guidelines regarding antifraud liability for statements and disclosures made on company Web sites. The SEC noted that a company may incur both criminal and civil liability under section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act and Rule 1 Ob-5 for hyperlinks to third-party content. However, the Communications Decency Act, 47 U.S.C. § 230(c), expressly preempts civil liability for interactive computer service providers that post hyperlinks to third- party content on their Web sites. This Article examines whether section 230 immunizes companies from civil liability for hyperlinks to third-party content despite the SEC's interpretive guidelines imposing antifraud liability. This Article concludes that companies would likely be considered information content providers under section 230 and therefore outside the scope of the safe harbor provision for interactive computer service providers. . Sheri Wardwell, University of Washington School of Law, Class of 2010. Thank you Professor Jane K. Winn of the University of Washington School of Law for offering valuable feedback. Also, thank you to James Evans, of Fenwick & West LLP, for his thoughtful review of this Article.

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