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Originally posted by Darius871
I heard this before, but on what grounds could one possibly sue? Slander?
I heard this before, but on what grounds could one possibly sue? Slander?
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Sure slander or false pretenses, it is I agree a stretch but then we have a lot of lawyers always looking for employment..........*"Winning is still the goal, and we cannot win if we lose (gawd, that was brilliant - you can quote me on that if you want. And con - I don't want to see that in your sig."- Beta -
Jeez, now this thread belongs to me??
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Choke, I was joking
'Arguing with anonymous strangers on the internet is a sucker's game because they almost always turn out to be - or to be indistinguishable from - self-righteous sixteen year olds possessing infinite amounts of free time.'
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I figured you were but Darius wasn't."Long live Iraq. Long live Jihad. Long live Palestine. God is great, God is great." - President Saddam HusseinComment
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Defamation in written form is libel.Originally posted by Darius871
I heard this before, but on what grounds could one possibly sue? Slander?
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Well, I don't know much about American law, but in Common Law (British system incl. Canada, Australia, etc.) slander is verbal defamation and libel is written defamation. Truth is a defense, but the burden of proof is on the person accused of defamation, ie. they must prove what they said or wrote about the other person. So you can call someone a cheater provided you can prove it. Otherwise, it's libel.Comment
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Well, fortunately everyone on the list has been proven to have done so. In America truth/proof is the defense as well, and the claims are true, hence no libel.Comment
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Pfaw! There's no such thing as libel on the internet...everyone knows that!
"Long live Iraq. Long live Jihad. Long live Palestine. God is great, God is great." - President Saddam HusseinComment
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Well, fortunately everyone on the list has been proven to have done so. In America truth/proof is the defense as well, and the claims are true, hence no libel.
Up to now, you're probably right.Comment
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And the key is who is going to prove truth? Who is going to make that effort and take the time. And Im not talking about catching cheaters. Im talking about defending what you wrote in a court of law. That can take time, effort and a lot of money. And sometimes it doesn't matter who is right. What matters is who has more stamina.
Again just a thought and the possibilities are remote but I am too old and too jaded to believe in a black and white system of law. Too experienced I might add as well.
Oh my gosh the smileys have Santa Hats! How festive!
*"Winning is still the goal, and we cannot win if we lose (gawd, that was brilliant - you can quote me on that if you want. And con - I don't want to see that in your sig."- BetaComment
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No one is EVER going to be able to be sued for stuff said on forums."Long live Iraq. Long live Jihad. Long live Palestine. God is great, God is great." - President Saddam HusseinComment
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Probally not, but is Choke ready to put up his bank account to guarentee that? How about your car? At CIVFAN they almost got sued for having the "Third Reich Team". Which was basically a bunch of guys who loved doing graphics for the world war II era. Someone didn' t like the NAME they used that is all. So Like I said put up or shut up. Let us know when you send the Website Administrator the account number for your bank.Originally posted by Choke
No one is EVER going to be able to be sued for stuff said on forums.
*"Winning is still the goal, and we cannot win if we lose (gawd, that was brilliant - you can quote me on that if you want. And con - I don't want to see that in your sig."- BetaComment
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This whole witch hunt sh!t is REALLY starting to erk me.I believe Saddam because his position is backed up by logic and reason...David Floyd
i'm an ignorant greek...MarkGComment
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Yes but Chris the smileys have Santa hats! Feel better?Originally posted by Chris 62
This whole witch hunt sh!t is REALLY starting to erk me.
*"Winning is still the goal, and we cannot win if we lose (gawd, that was brilliant - you can quote me on that if you want. And con - I don't want to see that in your sig."- BetaComment
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