|
|
Post by bizarro on Nov 18, 2009 10:15:20 GMT -5
|
|
|
|
Post by baldrick on Nov 18, 2009 10:32:36 GMT -5
A very large barrel of worms is opening, and spilling all over the courtroom floor. The consequenses will be very interesting, and may not be good, IMO.
|
|
|
|
Post by kitkat on Nov 18, 2009 11:30:52 GMT -5
Moral: People-- with money-- shouldn't fuck with each other on the internet if they want to avoid spending a lot of it on lawyers. Otherwise, who cares?
Precedent has been set for the "freedom" to net-goad a person to suicide. That's looking pretty hands off to me already...
Understand "your good name" isn't worth shit under the law *unless* tarnishing that "good name" can be proven to have cost you money. I.e. proven to be responsible for lost financially valuable opportunity; job offer, etc. None of slander/libel law really applies to the turnips of the world, particularly since you most likely will have to pay your way though civil court--lawyers don't typically offer "pay only if we win" deals on libel cases for peons (probably because libel insurance isn't such a big seller... ;D )
|
|
