Interesting.  *strokes chin and tries to look contemplative*  eHarmony sued in California courts for discriminating against gays, less than a month after adoption.com settled a similar lawsuit by leaving the California market.  Me thinks that some “e” companies aren’t going to like application of our local civil rights laws to their big, shiny internet.  It’ll be interesting to see whether the bigger market prefers companies that maintain their “values” and leave markets like California’s, or whether the lure of profits in the sixth or eighth or tenth largest economy in the world can drag the kickers and screamers out of the dark ages.

3 Responses to “Everyone’s Local On The Internet”

1. A Stitch in Haste - says:

   June 02, 2007 at 4:06 pm

   libertarian ideal, it is nevertheless also a libertarian ideal to support going from three levels of protection to two (i.e., by adding gays to the protected class). That is not a step backwards. More thoughts at no third solution, Hit & Run, Howling Point.

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2. KipEsquire says:

   May 31, 2007 at 5:03 pm

   I figured this was an Unruh claim — thanks for confirming.

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3. Chuck says:

   May 31, 2007 at 5:24 pm

   Just an assumption given the facts and that the case is still in state court. The adoption.com case received enough publicity though that I think we’ll see a lot of attorneys trying to jump on the bandwagon.

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