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

[John Enser]

See reply interlined below:


 >

>> Dan Winchester <danfreelancers [dot] net>

6/January/2000 02:25pm >>>

  >> 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? 


Yes, dependent on the facts - just like a newspaper

can be liable for libellous letters that appear in its

letters page.


 >And would a web-based forum be different from a

 >newsgroup?


Harder to argue that the site owner is not a

"publisher" than if you are just an ISP relaying a

newsgroup.  If you are not a publisher, then you

have more defences open to you.


 >I know demon was taken to court over a

 >newsgroup posting, but I can't

 >remember the outcome...


The case continues.   See

http://www.demon.net/info/helpdesk/announce/da1999-07-05a.shtml

[declaration of interest - my firm, but not I

personally, have been representing Demon in this

case]


Disclaimer - I am not a libel lawyer, this is not legal

advice etc etc


John Enser wrote:


  > I hope you have good libel insurance :-)

  >

  >  >>> Dan Winchester <

danfreelancers [dot] net

>

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

  >   > Customer Service is the key word for 'net

  > commerce in 2000

  >

  > That or fulfillment...

  >

  > I've created a forum on UKShopSearch.com that

  > allows you to [complain

  > about/comment on/compliment] any online shop

  > you have had experiences

  > with, the idea being to then feed those

experiences

  > back to other

  > shoppers by tying the message into the relevent

  > shop's listing.

  >

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

  > and feedback about

  > the idea are welcome...

  >

  > http://www.ukshopsearch.com

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

  >

  > Dan

  > http://dan.freelancers.net

  >

  > This firm is regulated by the Law Society in the

  > conduct of investment business.  A list of

partners

  > is available for inspection at Olswang, 90 Long

  > Acre, London, WC2E 9TT.   This e-mail is

intended

  > only for the above named addressee/s. This

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and

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This firm is regulated by the Law Society in the

conduct of investment business.  A list of partners

is available for inspection at Olswang, 90 Long

Acre, London, WC2E 9TT.   This e-mail is intended

only for the above named addressee/s. This e-mail

may be confidential or legally privileged.  If you

have received this e-mail and you are not a named

addressee, please delete it from your system and

contact the Olswang IT department on +44 171 208

8888 (x8422). 



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