On Tuesday, October 08, 2013 12:34:21 Chris wrote: > A short OT question: A friend of mine wants to set up a forum or > mailing list and would like to know to which extent the moderator > or owner of the forum is liable, if some random troll or member > puts libelous, insulting or racist remarks on the forum. I guess > it depends mainly on national laws, but is there some general > "I'm not responsible for anything"-clause in the terms & > conditions that subscribers have to accept. If not, it would be > very dangerous to set up a forum or mailing list. Thanks for any > hints, links or tricks.
I don't know how anyone could ever be held liable for something someone else said on their forum, but it's not often that it makes sense when someone sues someone. - Jonathan M Davis
