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Newsjock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 11:41 PM Original message |
Internet hosts should be made to pay for libellous statements, suit contends |
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Phredicles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 11:44 PM Original message |
Would this mean I couldn't say Hannity orally pleasures goats? |
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TexasLawyer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 11:56 PM Response to Original message |
4. truth is a perfect defense to slander |
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rwenos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 11:44 PM Response to Original message |
1. The Canucks and Brits Ain't Got No |
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Kagemusha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-20-07 12:01 AM Response to Reply #1 |
5. Canada has a written constitutional guarantee of freedom of speech. |
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rwenos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-20-07 12:08 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Okay, Canucks Have Improved on Brits |
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Kagemusha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-20-07 12:15 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. I think the best answer is, the bar is higher, but not quite as high. |
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rwenos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-20-07 12:22 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Agreed - Internet is Becoming a "Traditional Public Forum" |
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Kagemusha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-20-07 12:29 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Yeah, I expect if this hasn't been hammered out in the courts yet |
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rwenos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-20-07 12:33 AM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Hasn't Really Shaken Out in US Yet Either |
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truthisfreedom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 11:45 PM Response to Original message |
2. If this goes through, I will immediately shut down the q & a forum on my website. |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 11:55 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. And THAT's just why they are making the threat |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-20-07 07:34 AM Response to Original message |
11. Right, pulp mills should pay for all the nasty books out there too. nt |
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gratuitous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-20-07 07:51 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. This law is an excellent idea |
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ends_dont_justify (367 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-20-07 05:25 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. Heh, agreed |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-20-07 12:13 PM Response to Original message |
13. So then any web forum can be shut down by trolls |
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rinsd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-20-07 01:46 PM Response to Original message |
14. Wayne Crookes is a vindictive douchebag. |
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Solo_in_MD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-21-07 07:28 PM Response to Original message |
16. There are significant jurisdictional issues with Google and Wiki |
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