Facts of Case | Legal Issues and Rules | Rationale of Case | Conclusion | Miscellaneous |
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What is Meow Media?
Which corporation was the case against?
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What is the issue of the case
The plaintiff argued that Meow Media is liable for negligence because they sold the material that inspired the violent actions of Michael Carneal?
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What are failures to state claims?
What were the grounds for the dismissal of the case?
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What is failure to state claims?
The court dismissed the actions due to this
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What is Kentucky?
The shooting occurred in this state
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What is December 1, 1997?
What was the date of the incident that started the whole case?
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What is The first amendment?
What amendment did the court have problem with when reviewing the case of James versus Meow Media?
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What is whether these actions were foreseeable?
What did the court struggle with when trying to find a common rationale?
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What is the duty of care?
The court found that the defendant did not owe this because Carneal’s actions were unforeseeable?
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What is August 13th, 2002?
What date was the case decided?
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What is In-person shooter games, violent movies, and inappropriate content?
What type of media was found on Michael Carneal's computer after the incident?
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What is Meow Media?
What Party argued that Meow Media did not have legal responsibility for the third parties interpretations?
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What is the distribution of materials that desensitized him to violence?
James claimed that this action of Meow Media caused Carneal’s violent actions?
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What is False?
Was Meow Media found guilty for negligence due to the distribution of their contents involvement with third parties actions?
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What is Heath High School
The shooting took place in this school?
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What is United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit?
What court did the case go through?
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What is Duty of Care?
What is the ethical term for the accused negligence of Meow Media distributing violent content?
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What are first-person shooter games, a movie depicting a school shooting, and pornographic websites?
The content sold by Meow Media included what?
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What is False?
True or False: Did Meow Media end up having proximate cause for the shooting due to their distribution of media?
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What is 14 years old
How old was Michael Carneal at the time of the incident?
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What is negligence and strict product liability?
The parents of the victims and the plaintiff brought actions for _____ against Meow Media?
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What is RICO?
What is the acronym for the racketeering claim made by James against Meow Media?
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What is False, the Court did not find any violations against Brandenburg v Ohio?
True or False: The Court found that the Basketball Diaries and the in-person shooter games violated the ruling of Brandenburg v Ohio, which states that states may regulate content that is purposely trying to incite violence?
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What is third parties will not commit intentional criminal acts?
What did the court note about third parties’ involvement with distributed content?
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What are “The Basketball Diaries”?
What was the specific movie mentioned within the case that Michael Carneal was found watching on his computer?
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