Charlie Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 Cheers, exotic. I feel I've hijacked this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reger Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 you sucker, radis still on his obsessions, so everything good with that boy btw, why do you want to move to city from your country side, if not a secret? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 btw, why do you want to move to city from your country side, if not a secret?The love of a good woman. But enough about me. How are you, still dating your uncle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reger Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 :lol: :lol: btw, since when your mother has moved to dublin ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotwang Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 Oh, I found out that you can say everything you want against people that have a public face. You can say "George Bush is a son of a bitch that fucks with donkeys" without getting into trouble. Weird eh? Are you quite sure about this? I know that it isn't libel if what you say is an obvious parody that nobody is likely to take seriously (as with your example above), but I would be very surprised if you could say anything about a public face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phobium Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 Best forum drama -ever- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEMO.BOFH Posted June 10, 2007 Author Share Posted June 10, 2007 Are you quite sure about this? I know that it isn't libel if what you say is an obvious parody that nobody is likely to take seriously (as with your example above), but I would be very surprised if you could say anything about a public face.Well, yeah. Anyways I just also found out that if you have an OPINION about a public figure (A politician, movie actor, and other "famous" (musicians) people are "public figures") it does not count as libel. So, if you actually say that you think that Simon Posford is a wanker, he can not do jack shit about it. Its your right... (See freedom of speech). The private person is protected way more than the person that is a musician or a movie "star". Interesting, I think I need to re-define this rule a little bit... lets see what more the lawyer comes up with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acido Domingo Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 Oh, I found out that you can say everything you want against people that have a public face. You can say "George Bush is a son of a bitch that fucks with donkeys" without getting into trouble. Weird eh?But that's because nobody cares about bullshit like that, there's just too much of it and it's not worth suing all of them. OTOH, I don't think you can slander a nick. If I said Full_Omm is a wanker you couldn't sue me unless your name is Full_Omm or it's some publicly known alias such as Madonna. Well, IANAL... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reger Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 otoh, ianal, wtf?! OTTO did CHARLIE IN ANAL!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reznik Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 OTOH, IANAL...is this a threat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 otoh, ianal, wtf?! OTTO did CHARLIE IN ANAL!? You fucking disgust me. Seriously. P.S. PM me your mobile number, we'll sex talk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEMO.BOFH Posted June 10, 2007 Author Share Posted June 10, 2007 But that's because nobody cares about bullshit like that, there's just too much of it and it's not worth suing all of them. OTOH, I don't think you can slander a nick. If I said Full_Omm is a wanker you couldn't sue me unless your name is Full_Omm or it's some publicly known alias such as Madonna. Well, IANAL...No, I am not 100% but 99% sure that you can actually say that he is a donkeyfucker and a whore that fucks for 5 euros in the worst parts of the red-light without getting into any trouble. There was some stupid law made around it. (well not stupid, its actually a pretty cool law ahaha). Anyways, I will have more answers next week. Until then, you can call me a wanker, since I am a very famour dj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fosku Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 This is one of the stupidiest things I've heard in a while... I assume ex-member=banned member. It's usually the least honorable people who are most eager to defend their honor. Threatening forums with lawsuits seems to be the popular thing to do nowadays (because just mentioning it causes admins to do whatever they ask). It's often a desperate move to defend reputation that has already been lost due to their own actions. Now, given that I don't know the details or even who we're talking about, it could be that someone has actually been seriously slandered, but somehow I doubt it. Indeed. If someone gets himself banned, he shouldn't have any saying when other people insult him. He has obviously been insulting people himself. And again, if someone is immature enough to get offended by stupid jokes, no lawyer is stupid enough to take his case. And the laws considering slander are different in every country. So how is it decided wheter the forum-owner should be fined or not? BTW, how do you decide who's a public face and who's not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goa Bill Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 BTW, how do you decide who's a public face and who's not?Like an artist and such Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fosku Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 Like an artist and such Yeah but if I fart into a microphone and get some retard to release it, am I a public figure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reger Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 probably you most likely are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goa Bill Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 Yeah but if I fart into a microphone and get some retard to release it, am I a public figure?There are many such artists on psyshop these days. So i guess that turns them a public figure too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sideffect... Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 Best forum drama -ever- +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abasio Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 Can someone insult me please! I wish to sue for big money! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visine Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 It has been brought to our attention that certain ex-members are not happy with what is said about them on this forum, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phobium Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 Can someone insult me please! I wish to sue for big money! Your left boob is bigger than your right. And you sell pictures of them on the net. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abasio Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 Your left boob is bigger than your right. And you sell pictures of them on the net.Damn! It has to be a lie. Don't spread thruths Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sideffect... Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 Nemo has kindly unbanned me so I can write this, my final post, and I'll cut straight to the chase. It's me who's threatening to file law suits against psynews if I see people talking about me as, frankly, I've had enough of it and believe me when I say I am deadly serious. That's it. Have a nice day. sounds fimiliar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEMO.BOFH Posted June 13, 2007 Author Share Posted June 13, 2007 Since we opened this thread a few things have come to the light of day. The posts that the ex-member are mentioning are neither Libel nor Slandering. The person that wrote the bad thing did NOT write a lie, but his personal opinion about an ex-member that could be considered a public figure. We have weighed all this, and we have been in touch with a lawyer for legal advice, and we are confident that nothing can happen to us in this case and that we have sufficient "proof" for a very waterproof case. So, the only thing the member actually did wrong was to break a forum rule, and will therefor be receiving a warning accordingly. There have been worse name-calling than calling members wankers here on Psynews. We are once again sorry for the inconvenience, but it was better to be on the safe side than on the sorry side. This still means you can not spread lies about people on this forum, and it will be frowned upon if you do! This case is CLOSED, and so is the threat. Yours sincerely, The Psynews Admins and mods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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