Wondering if you lot can help me with a point I'm trying to prove. Someone doesn't believe me that the people running a messageboard can get into legal trouble if a libellous message has been posted by someone else on there.
Can anybody provide me with any links to news stories on the web about this? I know it has happened, just can't remember the exact details.
There has been issues in the past over newsgroup postings - there was one case with Demon Internet I believe several years ago...
A quick google brought up this url ... http://www.cyber-rights.org/reports/demon.htm
Get him to join a forum then make him post something outrageous and watch smugly as he is banned.
You need a disclaimer on the forums...
It was Demon and it's just a standard negligence issue.
but tbh chances.
I reckon forums are never big enough to get into trouble (ok ignoring huge places like genmay etc...lol @ that forum...its just hooge but classic for random timewasting browsing...anyway...)
Newsgroups hosted by ISPs are slightly different.
I reckon unless you are talking about tens of thousands of regulars at least then chances are minimal.
Twigman
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