Freedom Of Speech - Can we not say anything?
Hi,
I was reading a thread about deleting posts from a hosting forum because of possible legal action from the hosting company.
Thats why I was wondering how far our freedom of speech goes in this forum. Would it be illegal for me to say that CI host sux, mainly because I dont like their homepage design?
Even JP said he might consider deleting a post if there would be a thread of legal action. Well, I dont think its clear if there would be a lawsuit against JP which country would have jurisdiction.
Maybe a solution would be to not delete posts but mark them "members only," and then have the members sign an agreement that they wont sue for the content of posts.
Just a couple thoughts, Im obviously not a lawyer.
Bye,
Malte
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Malte Ubl - Germany
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JP Stones posted this at 17:34 — 14th July 1999.
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Good question Malte,
It would take a lot of pressure to get me to remove a thread I considered valuable.
But on the other hand I would readily delete a thread which offended others and had to constructive value.
I hope that helps clear things up
JP
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