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Careful who you label a "Nazi"
« on: 2006-03-24 10:03:38 » |
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[Jonathan's note: This is a cautionary tale for Mermaid and her habit of calling people nasty names!]
Warning to chatroom users after libel award for man labelled a Nazi
http://www.guardian.co.uk/law/story/0,,1737445,00.html
· High court orders lecturer to pay £10,000 damages
· Lawyers say case confirms existing law applies on net
A political argument that erupted in a remote corner of cyberspace and descended into vicious name-calling could lead to a spate of libel actions by contributors to internet message boards, the man at the centre of the case claimed yesterday.
The dark side of the blogosphere was revealed by a libel action brought by Michael Keith-Smith, a former Conservative party member who stood for Ukip in Portsmouth North at the last election. He said he was moved to sue after a woman with whom he was debating the merits of military action in Iraq began a campaign of name-calling that started by describing him as "lard brain" and culminated in falsely labelling him a "Nazi", a "racist bigot" and a "nonce".
MORE: http://www.guardian.co.uk/law/story/0,,1737445,00.html
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Re:Careful who you label a "Nazi"
« Reply #1 on: 2006-03-25 01:08:13 » |
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fuck. i am shit scared now.
(of course, you KNOW that i didnt call you a Nazi. you just made it the title so you can claim that you were only referring to the Guardian article, altho' you are willing to let that seed of doubt lay about in the thread topic. You are so full of shit. Sod off.)
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Re:Careful who you label a "Nazi"
« Reply #2 on: 2006-03-31 07:50:12 » |
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Quote from: Mermaid on 2006-03-25 01:08:13
fuck. i am shit scared now.
(of course, you KNOW that i didnt call you a Nazi. you just made it the title so you can claim that you were only referring to the Guardian article, altho' you are willing to let that seed of doubt lay about in the thread topic. You are so full of shit. Sod off.)
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