Hmmm... I have been on Craigs and Wiki. I have not come across any of the mentioned material, perhaps because I have never searched for that material on the sites. But now that I know that I could have been exposed to it, maybe I could sue too... I wont be so greedy by asking for a Billion. Maybe half of that would do...

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: Admittedly, most pro se lawsuits (filed by an individual, without
: a lawyer) are complete junk - and on any given day you can find
: some really silly lawsuits. But sometimes they're worth
: highlighting anyway, just for how amusing they can be. Eric
: Goldman alerts us to the following lawsuit, filed by one Russell
: Dan Smith, arguing that both Craigslist and Wikipedia should be
: barred from being available in the state of South Carolina, and
: that each should be forced to pay $500 million, with half going
: to the state of South Carolina (might help with the budget) and
: half going to Russell Dan Smith (might help with the monthly
: payments he has to make on his $10,000 Puma camper).
:
: What, you might ask, should force both sites to be blocked in
: the great state of South Carolina, as well pay up a billion
: dollars, combined? According to Mr. Smith, both sites "have
: been and still do openly promote child prostitution and the
: distribution of child pornography." Also, "both
: defendants also promote adult prostitution and nudity designed
: to excite prurient interests in the people viewing it." How
: does Mr. Smith know this? Because, he notes, he discovered such
: things on both sites, but "not intentionally." You
: see, "the pictures came to him by way of his surfing
: defendants' websites for valid non-pornographic purposes."
: You see, "plaintiff does not and does not want to view such
: nudity as heretofore described." Understood, of course. And
: "for allowing such nudity of children and adults to be seen
: by those who do not want to see it, both defendants are liable
: of attempting to lure other persons to share in this
: crime."
:
: Mr. Smith also highlights the fact that Craigslist sued South
: Carolian Attorney General Henry McMaster - a lawsuit that was
: tossed out, but is being appealed. He claims that "there is
: a probability shown by the preponderance of the evidence that
: defendant Craigslist was a criminal organization suing the
: Attorney General of the State of South Carolina for no other
: reason than that the State had been investigating the
: organization and intended therefore to paralyze by fear of
: further action." Of course, as covered in detail at the
: time, McMaster had been threatening to put Craigslist execs in
: jail, for actions of its users - actions clearly protected under
: Section 230 of the CDA, which other courts have highlighted.
: Craigslist's offensive lawsuit was not to "sue
: McMaster," so much as to get a declaratory judgment that it
: had done nothing wrong, so as to stop McMaster from continued
: grandstanding.
:
: As one final point, it does seem worth pointing out that, on the
: documents filed, there is a note reading that "frivolous
: civil proceedings may be subject to sanctions...." Seems
: worth pointing out...
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