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Dale61
You can't have manslaughter without laughter.
Joined: 17 Apr 2002 Location: /home/room/chair
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I realise the message board mentioned is a far cry from this one, but it was bound to happen.
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,12688849%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html
Forum poster sued for libel
Quote: | A LIBEL battle in London financial circles may have punctured the idea that posters to internet forums can remain anonymous. |
Quote: | The case is thought to be the first in which an anonymous internet poster has been successfully sued, The Guardian said. |
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Proud Pies
Joined: 22 Feb 2003 Location: Knox-ish
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Post subject: Re: Precedent set. | |
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Dale61 wrote: | I realise the message board mentioned is a far cry from this one, but it was bound to happen.
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,12688849%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html
Forum poster sued for libel
Quote: | A LIBEL battle in London financial circles may have punctured the idea that posters to internet forums can remain anonymous. |
Quote: | The case is thought to be the first in which an anonymous internet poster has been successfully sued, The Guardian said. |
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Actually, there was a case in Sydney a couple of years ago, where members of a mailing list were sued for libel, anonymity was thrown out the window. The case was eventually settled out of court, but i realised then and there, nothing you post on the net belongs to you and there is no anonymity. _________________ Jacqui © Proud Pies 2003 and beyond |
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piedys
Heeeeeeere's Dyso!!!
Joined: 04 Sep 2003 Location: Resident Forum Psychopath since 2003
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Looks like we're all sitting ducks then! We wrote the book on sledging! _________________ M I L L A N E 4 2 forever |
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David
to wish impossible things
Joined: 27 Jul 2003 Location: the edge of the deep green sea
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I don't think that anything written here could really ever get anybody in trouble...... anyway if they were interested, they could go onto bigfooty and check some of the comments about Eddie, that would be more of a chance. _________________ "Every time we witness an injustice and do not act, we train our character to be passive in its presence." – Julian Assange |
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Joel
Joined: 23 Mar 1999 Location: Mornington Peninsula
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David, you'd be suprised sometimes. If anything appears on here anyway, it's usually gone very, very quickly. |
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David
to wish impossible things
Joined: 27 Jul 2003 Location: the edge of the deep green sea
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yeah...... sadly I usually miss most of the controversial comments...... _________________ "Every time we witness an injustice and do not act, we train our character to be passive in its presence." – Julian Assange |
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