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Liquidated damages for exploiting CL content without consent

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Key Facts

What liquidated damages does Craigslist impose per day for aggregating, displaying, framing, copying, duplicating, reproducing, making derivative works from, distributing, licensing, selling, or exploiting CL content without Craigslist's express written consent?
Craigslist imposes liquidated damages of $3,000 per day for aggregating, displaying, framing, copying, duplicating, reproducing, making derivative works from, distributing, licensing, selling, or exploiting CL content for any purpose without Craigslist's express written consent.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The per-day structure means damages accumulate rapidly, creating significant financial exposure for any unauthorized exploitation of CL content.

Interpretive note: The excerpt is a clause fragment and does not include full surrounding context, such as whether the $3,000 figure is a minimum, a cap, or how 'each day' is calculated. The claim is based on the explicit language present but completeness of the provision cannot be confirmed from this excerpt alone.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
4
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 1873 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

If you exploit CL content in any of the listed ways without Craigslist's express written consent, you may be subject to liquidated damages of $3,000 for each day of such conduct.

How other platforms handle this

Mailchimp Medium

If our moderators decide to remove content, or suspend or terminate the Member's account, we will notify the Member and explain how to contact us.

Public.com Medium

Public.com reserves the right to seek damages from any party that submits a Notification of Claimed Infringement or Counter Notification in violation of the law.

Hugging Face Medium

To report illegal content, Australian residents can email aus-online-safety@huggingface.co. This enables Hugging Face to inform you of the outcome of our investigation and any actions taken...

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aggregating, displaying, framing, copying, duplicating, reproducing, making derivative works from, distributing, licensing, selling, or exploiting CL content for any purpose without our express written consent - $3,000 for each day

Excerpt from Craigslist's Terms of Use

Applicable regulations

DMCA
United States Federal
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Craigslist Terms of Use
Entity
Craigslist
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
April 18, 2026
Last verified
May 11, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-035907
Document ID
CA-D-00287
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
80f85263c430b95f91b78125e0dbb2505055453e668ec19eefe4b53b64a4af6b
Analysis generated
April 18, 2026 11:49 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Craigslist
Document: Craigslist Terms of Use
Record ID: CA-P-035907
Captured: 2026-04-18 11:49:41 UTC
SHA-256: 80f85263c430b95f…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/craigslist/craigslist-terms-of-use/provision/CA-P-035907/liquidated-damages-for-exploiting-cl-content-without-consent/
Accessed: Aug. 18, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Craigslist's Liquidated damages for exploiting CL content without consent clause do?

The per-day structure means damages accumulate rapidly, creating significant financial exposure for any unauthorized exploitation of CL content.

How does this clause affect you?

If you exploit CL content in any of the listed ways without Craigslist's express written consent, you may be subject to liquidated damages of $3,000 for each day of such conduct.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 276 platforms. See the full comparison.

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