On Tuesday, 8 October 2013 at 10:41:17 UTC, Jonathan M Davis
wrote:
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
If someone claims that the moderator didn't remove an insulting
or libelous post on the forum. I guess a mailing list is safer,
because it is not public in the sense that it's out there on the
Web. It consists of private email messages and the author takes
responsibility for what he writes (it's like a signed letter in a
way).
