Selling ads on my site to possible scams?

[legaljoe]

I have a website. If one or more of the banner ads I sell on my site turns out to be a ponzi scheme and illegal, would I be responsible in any way? I do have warnings at my site that the ads are not verfied by myself for legitimacy and could be illegal. These same companies do advertise on google adsense.

 

[HomeGuru]

I have a website. If one or more of the banner ads I sell on my site turns out to be a ponzi scheme and illegal, would I be responsible in any way? I do have warnings at my site that the ads are not verfied by myself for legitimacy and could be illegal. These same companies do advertise on google adsense.

**A: yes you would be. Read the aiding and abetting law for starters.

 

[legaljoe]

So you are saying any newspaper that publishes a classfieds ad to a product or service which ends up being a scam would make the newspaper laible as well?

ANd does this mean google is also illegally selling ads to these companies as well?