tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540166.post110738301937481166..comments2024-03-28T13:34:39.165-07:00Comments on @jspepper: Blogs and Libel - or Damn, NKK!Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17859194486093074401noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540166.post-51857110785142865572008-11-02T21:25:00.000-08:002008-11-02T21:25:00.000-08:00this post brings comfort to me, because lately i h...this post brings comfort to me, because lately i have been threatened with a lawsuit.. no names were mentioned but actual facts from my past were. when it is in my blog and i don't mention names i don't think it is anyone's business to snoop and assume they know what i am writing about.Katie Kutthroathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06658358231911345212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540166.post-35148078238818787852007-02-02T10:02:00.000-08:002007-02-02T10:02:00.000-08:00I mean assuming Mr Scope has a contract either on ...I mean assuming Mr Scope has a contract either on paper or on blog with microsoft, which one will be legal binding? Hahaha...<br />What if microsoft suddently wanna back out of the contract post on the blog of Mr Scope and assert those were not true?<br />Hahahaha...<br />Can anyone get my point?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540166.post-3381354027163477292007-02-02T09:47:00.000-08:002007-02-02T09:47:00.000-08:00I have written something related as well.
Does an...I have written something related as well.<br /><br />Does anyone notice that if blog contents can be readily taken to be legal binding and thus legally liable, but who in the world will take a contract announcement (say) between Microsoft and Candida Kutz legal binding?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540166.post-1166691861951786302006-12-21T01:04:00.000-08:002006-12-21T01:04:00.000-08:00Last year I was unfairly dismissed from my job, a ...Last year I was unfairly dismissed from my job, a position I held for 17 years. During the time I was an employee I witnessed my former employer conduct business using unethical manners such as making racist remarks, embezzlement, nepotism, actions against females, etc. They were no angels by any account. I decided to write a blog exposing their tactics, not so much so others could see it but because I could finally tell them how I felt and what I winessed, hoping that they'd eventually see it. Well they did.<BR/><BR/>One day I got a knock on my door from an officer of the court who served me with a lawsuit complaint filed in court from the county where my former employer's main office is located. Supposedy they claimed that the remarks I made in the blog were untruthful and slanderous and they wanted to sue for damages which they had no proof that any occured. <BR/><BR/>I replied (by mail) to the court addressing all charges and stating that I had proof of the blog's content was true and I'd stand by my statements in court with witnesses and evidence, which I had.<BR/><BR/>Because this charge scared my wife I took down the blog. Not long after, the charges were dropped if I promised to never post anything about the owners of that company ever again. So far I've kept my word because I made my point anyway. Something inside of me still wishes the blog would have remained.<BR/><BR/>So in case anyone is wondering if bloggers can be sued I can honestly say that they can. However anyone can hire a lawyer and file a suit against anyone, not just a blogger but someone who writes anything against someone else, from billboards to restroom walls. So where does it end? Did I have rights to keep the blog and did I do the right thing taking it down?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540166.post-1116430361502672642005-05-18T08:32:00.000-07:002005-05-18T08:32:00.000-07:00I agree that are thin legal lines between being a ...I agree that are thin legal lines between being a journalist writing for your average newspaper or magazine and being an average Joe writing for a BLOG when it comes to libel and slander. For now, it seems bloggers everywhere still hold most of the control with regards to what they write, without worrying about getting sued by other bloggers, high profile celebrities or otherwise. After all, that is the main draw for bloggers to blog - freedom of speech via blogging. I do agree that suing another blogger is probably not worth the effort, as you explained, but I wonder whether the US courts will eventually pass laws against what can be written in Blogs or not...is it really worth their effort and our taxing dollars too to make blogging laws?Fathom SEO Consultantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05661417883722896836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540166.post-1111604800866110002005-03-23T11:06:00.000-08:002005-03-23T11:06:00.000-08:00This is a great article and I can't believe there ...This is a great article and I can't believe there is not more on this on the web. Someone recently threatened me with slander based on my blog, which is highly opinionated and read by few. As a lawyer, I immediately went online to see what is going on - yours is the best info I've found. Thanks.Glib Galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10681048313803299943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540166.post-1108778878857092862005-02-18T18:07:00.000-08:002005-02-18T18:07:00.000-08:00In addition to Mr McCraw's comments about other ju...In addition to Mr McCraw's comments about other jurisdictions having other laws, you may be liable in those jurisdictions, even if you are located in the US, your servers are located in the US, and you would have a defence to libel in the US.<br /><br />For example, the High Court of Australia (essentially equivalent to the US Supreme Court) has considered this (and found the publisher liable in Australia, under Australian law, even though the material sat on US servers), in <I>Dow Jones & Co Inc v Gutnick</I> <A HREF="http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/HCA/2002/56.html" REL="nofollow">[2002] HCA 56</A>; 194 ALR 433Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540166.post-1108405862316183922005-02-14T10:31:00.000-08:002005-02-14T10:31:00.000-08:00Jeremy- This is a huge issue and I'm really glad y...Jeremy- This is a huge issue and I'm really glad you're trying to start a discussion on this. It's a bit like the wild west right no, isn't it? Definitions are changing. Journalist. Hack. Blogger. Truth, Beauty, and the American Way ;~><br /><br />I look forward to more discourse on this, and promise to blog your piece on SiliconValleyWatcher.com! Really!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com