Schneider v. Amazon.com

Citation: Schneider v. Amazon.com, Inc., 108 Wash. App. 454, 31 P.3d 37 (2001).

A Washington state appellate court has affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought against Amazon.com over some allegedly defamatory reviews of plaintiff's books. The trial court held that the definition of “interactive service provider” in Communications Decency Act §230 included not only ISPs, but also website operators such as Amazon.com, and that the company was immune from liability under Section 230 (the “safe harbor”) provisions.