----- Original Message ----- Da : Darren Garrison <[email protected]> A : [email protected] Oggetto : Re: [meteorite-list] Proud Tom Call ! Data : Sun, 29 Mar 2009 18:29:38 -0500
> On Sun, 29 Mar 2009 23:46:32 +0200, you wrote: > > >real.....this is not humor, its only insult persons. Here > in >Italy a " person " type proud tom it has not had a > long >life, it would been taken a nice denounces for libel > > > > Matteo, "Proud Tom" is a little before my time, so I have > only the vaguest idea of what this "humor" is-- but there > have been lots of cases in the US, too, of people suing > for libel over things posted on the internet. Here in the > US, somebody can sue just about anyone for just about > anything-- they may not WIN that law suit, but they can > still file it, and cause the person a heap of emotional > and finincial harm defending themselves. For instance, if > someone concidered something said by "Proud Tom" about > them (I think I get the idea that "Proud Tom" parodies > list members) then that person can sue Michael Blood in an > attempt to get the name of "Proud Tom." They might not > WIN that lawsuit and make him be required to turn over the > name, but he would still have the hassle and expense of > hiring defense lawyers and showing up in court. And if > they DID win the lawsuit and get "Proud Tom's" identity > and sue him, the courts might decide that the parodies are > protected speech and thus not libel, or they might find > that it is harmful defamation. Either way, again, "Proud > Tom" would have the expense and hassle of defending > himself. > > See recent news related to the issue: > > http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&safe=off&num=100&q=defamation%20internet%20law&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wn > > Oh, yeah, IANAL. I ensure you here in Italy it has had short life Matteo M come Meteorite Meteoriti [email protected] http://www.mcomemeteorite.it http://www.mcomemeteorite.info Mindat Gallery http://www.mindat.org/gallery-5018.html ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
