Comments on: Blogger being sued for visitor comments http://www.ssi-developer.net/rant/?p=524 Níl ann ach raiméis : It's nothing but nonsense Sat, 10 Jan 2009 09:45:18 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: maca http://www.ssi-developer.net/rant/?p=524#comment-400 maca Wed, 07 Sep 2005 06:02:35 +0000 http://www.ssi-developer.net/rant/?p=524#comment-400 lol lol

]]> By: Mick http://www.ssi-developer.net/rant/?p=524#comment-396 Mick Wed, 07 Sep 2005 00:38:57 +0000 http://www.ssi-developer.net/rant/?p=524#comment-396 Only a few? Only a few?

]]> By: maca http://www.ssi-developer.net/rant/?p=524#comment-394 maca Tue, 06 Sep 2005 22:54:39 +0000 http://www.ssi-developer.net/rant/?p=524#comment-394 I called him a cunt a few times, got no response :( I called him a cunt a few times, got no response :(

]]> By: Mick http://www.ssi-developer.net/rant/?p=524#comment-391 Mick Tue, 06 Sep 2005 17:35:28 +0000 http://www.ssi-developer.net/rant/?p=524#comment-391 Maybe we can slander Twenty Major and see if he sue's ye? :P Maybe we can slander Twenty Major and see if he sue’s ye? :P

]]> By: maca http://www.ssi-developer.net/rant/?p=524#comment-378 maca Sun, 04 Sep 2005 14:22:11 +0000 http://www.ssi-developer.net/rant/?p=524#comment-378 I'll be keeping an eye on you in future so :) I’ll be keeping an eye on you in future so :)

]]> By: Mick http://www.ssi-developer.net/rant/?p=524#comment-377 Mick Sun, 04 Sep 2005 02:05:07 +0000 http://www.ssi-developer.net/rant/?p=524#comment-377 So what can we put here to get U into trouble? :) So what can we put here to get U into trouble? :)

]]> By: fmk http://www.ssi-developer.net/rant/?p=524#comment-375 fmk Fri, 02 Sep 2005 11:14:32 +0000 http://www.ssi-developer.net/rant/?p=524#comment-375 no, you're not required to moderate every single post on a board. but the main case law in this part of the world centers of a few instances where a board was advised that there was a problem with a partic post, and either removed it (and so won the case) or did nothing (and so were held responsible). it's the sort of behaviour patterns that influences isp's to pull sites as soon as they receive a letter from a solictor (see the study one european organisation did, setting up a dozen sites with some out-of-copyright text on them, then sending solictors letters to the isps claiming breach of copyright). but even without looking at the law, what's fair and reasonable? i think it *is* fair and reasonable that a blogger has some responsibility for the comments on their blog. oh and i like that blogs are considered boards - i did try some bullshit theory earlier this year the blogs are just distributed bulletin boards :) no, you’re not required to moderate every single post on a board. but the main case law in this part of the world centers of a few instances where a board was advised that there was a problem with a partic post, and either removed it (and so won the case) or did nothing (and so were held responsible). it’s the sort of behaviour patterns that influences isp’s to pull sites as soon as they receive a letter from a solictor (see the study one european organisation did, setting up a dozen sites with some out-of-copyright text on them, then sending solictors letters to the isps claiming breach of copyright).

but even without looking at the law, what’s fair and reasonable? i think it *is* fair and reasonable that a blogger has some responsibility for the comments on their blog.

oh and i like that blogs are considered boards – i did try some bullshit theory earlier this year the blogs are just distributed bulletin boards :)

]]> By: maca http://www.ssi-developer.net/rant/?p=524#comment-368 maca Thu, 01 Sep 2005 19:04:17 +0000 http://www.ssi-developer.net/rant/?p=524#comment-368 FMK, welcome to the site btw :) FMK, welcome to the site btw :)

]]> By: maca http://www.ssi-developer.net/rant/?p=524#comment-367 maca Thu, 01 Sep 2005 19:01:50 +0000 http://www.ssi-developer.net/rant/?p=524#comment-367 fmk Intertesting point about moderation, certainly makes sense, but it doesn't necessarily mean that it is law. After all, what if I had 100,000 posters per day, would I be expected by law to moderate them all? What web forum does that? None that I know of, it's an unrealistic task IMHO. A blog is just another form of discussion board, under US law the owner of a forum can't be held liable for their visitor comments. [according to linked article] Blogs should be the very same. However I don't know what the law is in Ireland or the UK. fmk
Intertesting point about moderation, certainly makes sense, but it doesn’t necessarily mean that it is law. After all, what if I had 100,000 posters per day, would I be expected by law to moderate them all? What web forum does that? None that I know of, it’s an unrealistic task IMHO.
A blog is just another form of discussion board, under US law the owner of a forum can’t be held liable for their visitor comments. [according to linked article] Blogs should be the very same.
However I don’t know what the law is in Ireland or the UK.

]]> By: fmk http://www.ssi-developer.net/rant/?p=524#comment-366 fmk Thu, 01 Sep 2005 17:54:09 +0000 http://www.ssi-developer.net/rant/?p=524#comment-366 interestingly, you have moderation enabled. which suggests that, should my comment get moderated, that you approve of it. that surely acknowledges your own responsibility for comments on your own blog? moderation is not just about spam filtering. interestingly, you have moderation enabled. which suggests that, should my comment get moderated, that you approve of it. that surely acknowledges your own responsibility for comments on your own blog? moderation is not just about spam filtering.

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