Genie.com initiates an online dating service.To attract subscribers and encourage participation,Genie.com creates and posts profiles of fictitious persons and exaggerated profiles of actual users.Fooled by a false profile,Ham files a suit against Genie.com,claiming fraud.The court will most likely

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Genie.com created fictitious profiles to deceive its customers, which constitutes fraud. The fact that this was done online does not exempt Genie.com from liability, and the court is likely to allow Ham's claim to proceed to trial. The Communications Decency Act would not apply in this case, as it grants immunity to online service providers for actions taken by their users, but not for fraud committed by the service provider itself. The grounds of embarrassment or mistake are unlikely to be sufficient for a lawsuit, as they do not constitute legal claims.

GenieCom Initiates an Online Dating Service