RE: UKNM: Libel (was Lastminute.com...website or webhype?)

[James Gordon-MacIntosh]

My understanding was always that it is based on knowledge. Demon were in the

clear until it was established that the publisher may have been aware of the

libellous posting but had not taken steps to have comments removed.


A sticky one.


James


-----Original Message-----

From: Dan Winchester [

danfreelancers [dot] net (mailto:danfreelancers [dot] net)

]

Sent: 06 January 2000 14:26

To:

uk-netmarketingchinwag [dot] com

Subject: Re: UKNM: Libel (was Lastminute.com...website or webhype?)



  > I hope you have good libel insurance :-)


I wonder what the libel situation is here? Can the 'publisher' be held

liable for any (libelous) remarks posted in an open forum? And would a

web-based forum be different from a newsgroup?


I know demon was taken to court over a newsgroup posting, but I can't

remember the outcome...


John Enser wrote:


  > I hope you have good libel insurance :-)

  >

  >  >>> Dan Winchester <

danfreelancers [dot] net

>

  > 5/January/2000 04:20pm >>>

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  >

  > That or fulfillment...

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  >

  > I've only had one post so far, so all contributions

  > and feedback about

  > the idea are welcome...

  >

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  > http://www.ukshopsearch.com/messages.html

  >

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