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| Acmlm's Board - I3 Archive - General Chat - Jury awards $11.3M over defamatory Internet posts |
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Xeo Belmont Wiiiiiiiiiiiiin                    Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6296 days Last view: 6296 days |
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Wow, that's like ... hey, start flaming me everyone! I need 11.3 million. 
But yeah. Wow. |
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Xkeeper Took the board down in a blaze of glory, only to reveal how truly moronical ||bass is.  Since: 11-17-05 From: Henderson, Nevada Last post: 6297 days Last view: 6297 days |
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| I bet someoone's going to hire a lawyer for her and appeal this... | |||
Ailure Mr. Shine I just want peace...  Since: 11-17-05 From: Sweden Last post: 6297 days Last view: 6296 days |
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| Maybe if they started to spread lies about her, I might understand this.
But for flaming? Which is the internet equilant of shouting at someone? wow. |
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HyperHacker Star Mario Finally being paid to code in VB! If only I still enjoyed that. <_< Wii #7182 6487 4198 1828 Since: 11-18-05 From: Canada, w00t! My computer's specs, if anyone gives a damn. STOP TRUNCATING THIS >8^( Last post: 6297 days Last view: 6297 days |
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rubixcuber Mole  Since: 09-08-06 From: St. Louis, MO Last post: 6406 days Last view: 6406 days |
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| Next person who flames or intults me or says something stupid in my presence is getting sued! Muahahahahah!
People should be able to post on the internet without worrying about being sued for $11.3M. This had better not become a trend. |
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Guy Perfect Since: 11-18-05 Last post: 6298 days Last view: 6297 days |
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| In the United States and many other countries, public slander has been illegal for decades. I see no reason why the internet would be exempt from this law. | |||
asdf Link's Awakening ಠ_ಠ  Since: 11-18-05 Last post: 6298 days Last view: 6296 days |
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Of course it could be considered illegal. The problem is, most just brush it off, flame back, continue trolling or ignore it. Very few take it so seriously, and when someone does so, it makes them look like a dick. Especially in this case, given the position of the one being sued.  |
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Xeo Belmont Wiiiiiiiiiiiiin Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6296 days Last view: 6296 days |
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| Where art thou First Amendment. | |||
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Guy Perfect Since: 11-18-05 Last post: 6298 days Last view: 6297 days |
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Originally posted by Racer Xeo You can read over it as many times as you want. The first amendment will not entitle you to be disrespectful to a fellow citizen. Like many things, I'm against the general idea of the government taking control of what we are allowed to do. However, I have no objections to them cracking down on things we're already not allowed to do. Flaming people is illegal (hear that, oh Forum Communities of Earth), and I'm not worried that the government is doing something about it. |
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Sinfjotle Lordly? No, not quite.  Since: 11-17-05 From: Kansas Last post: 6298 days Last view: 6296 days |
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| Wow... You're a moron. | |||
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Guy Perfect Since: 11-18-05 Last post: 6298 days Last view: 6297 days |
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| You just cost yourself 11.4 mills bills, Prinny. I'm going for the world record. Say hello to the prosecuting end of this lawsuit. (-: | |||
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Sinfjotle Lordly? No, not quite. Since: 11-17-05 From: Kansas Last post: 6298 days Last view: 6296 days |
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 Wow, that was SO UNEXPECTED! I mean, you totally caught me off guard with that comment! It was funny too!
I'm dead serious though, you don't seem to understand that flaming isn't against the law. I can go up to anyone in the world and call them a moron and no one can do a thing about it, you know why? Freedom of speech does protect that. I can say black people like to eat watermelon, even if people think that's a bad thing, no one can stop me. The KKK can have it's ralies and I can say shit if I want to. Now if I said you were gay and had gay sex with some other gay guy, and that was harmful to you and flat out wrong as in, it isn't an opinion, then you could sue me. Learn2law. And btw, I can spend 10 minutes and get 50mill from those damnable felonies! :o (edited by Pvt. Prinny on 10-11-06 08:04 PM) |
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Guy Perfect Since: 11-18-05 Last post: 6298 days Last view: 6297 days |
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| Hey, 'moron' is a sensitive word around here. It's like 'terrorist' or 'anthrax.' Or to a lesser extent, 'west nile.' Simply not something to be joking about. I bet someone just committed suicide simply by reading our little conversation, here. How does it feel to have that one on your shoulders? Such crude and unthoughtful statements can have ramifications far beyond anything you may have considered.
Okay, so that sceario is entirely unlikely... But the fact of the matter is, something damaging to a person's sense of well-being or reputation are things that have been losing legal battles ever since Judge Judy was invented. Freedom of speech lets you say things like "I hate when black people complain about their supposed ancestors being enslaved." Freedom of speech does not let you say things like "You, a specific person who is also black, are a fool for thinking you should recieve retribution for your ancestrial work force." (edited by Guy Perfect on 10-11-06 08:19 PM) |
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Sinfjotle Lordly? No, not quite. Since: 11-17-05 From: Kansas Last post: 6298 days Last view: 6296 days |
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| Err... actually it does.
Until it's a lie, it isn't illegal. |
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Guy Perfect Since: 11-18-05 Last post: 6298 days Last view: 6297 days |
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| Something as subjective as the definition of "fool" would be one of those things you'd need a clever lawyer to make work in your favor. | |||
DarkSlaya   930 Gamma Ray  Since: 11-17-05 From: Montreal, Canada Last post: 6297 days Last view: 6296 days |
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| I'm not ever going back to the US.
Btw, that woman is just the kind of people that really suck, are bitchy, should really die. "Ono, people on the internet hurt my feelings, let's sue for 11M." I've always been against sueing for that ridiculous ammounts of money for such a thing. (unless said things made you lose that amount of money, then I'd say it's fine, as compensation) Btw, did I state she should die. I think I didn't. SHE SHOULD DIE. (sorry about that, but I really can't stand it) |
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Emptyeye Oneofthebiggestlegendsand starseverinthis...GOD! Ceremonial Full Moderator Since: 11-17-05 From: I DUNNOOOOOOOO!! Last post: 6296 days Last view: 6296 days |
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| Did any of you actually bother to read the article?
This was not merely "flaming"; indeed, as I read the story, calling the woman a "crook" and a "fraud" would be the very definition of slander. Am I saying she should've been awarded 11 million dollars for it? No. But I'm hardly surprised the court found in her favor. This wasn't like the defendant said "lol u suxxx moron". Flaming may or may not be illegal; knowingly posting lies in an attempt to ruin someone, however,is most definitely illegal. |
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Rom Manic Since: 12-18-05 From: Detroit, WHAT?! Last post: 6296 days Last view: 6296 days |
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| Blogosphere beware: You may be next in line for a LAWSUIT!
O NOES WAT HAPPENED TO MY FREEDOM OF exp |
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Sin Dogan 860  Uoodo Original Blend Armored Trooper Votoms Canned Coffee! Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6301 days Last view: 6300 days |
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| This is hardly the kind of abuse that Scheff claims it is. Bock posted negative remarks about Scheff probably because I don't know, she was really concerned for her children? How many parents do you know that get overly defensive of their children and criticize those who don't help them with every fiber of their being? I mean clearly Scheff cared more about gaining something from those comments made from Bock than to actually help her out in getting back her children. If Scheff didn't want the attention and money so badly she would just leave things be. If Bock really wanted to ruin Scheff I think she might have gone through a more prominent or professional mode of telling people. I checked the forum (fornits), and it has only around 200,000 posts total. And it was formed in 2001!(seemingly no crashes or anything-- there are users registered from 2001 on there) | |||
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||bass Administrator  Since: 11-17-05 From: Salem, Connecticut Last post: 6298 days Last view: 6296 days |
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| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slander_and_libel#United_States_law (edited by ||bass on 10-12-06 09:31 AM) |
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