Liability of Interactive Computer Service for Violating the Fair Housing Act

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computers.

Religions.

Sex discrimination.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] [publisher not identified] 2008

Summary:

Reviews U.S. Court of Appeals ruling in Fair Housing Council of San Fernando Valley volume Roommate.com, which found that interactive computer services may be held liable for violating the Fair Housing Act by enabling people to express roommate preferences for characteristics such as age, gender, and religion

Notes:

CRS Report

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC

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Microfiche version Library of Congress Congressional Research Service Liability of Interactive Computer Service for Violating the Fair Housing Act

Publisher Number:

CRS-2008-AML-0212

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