anyone care to comment on this article?
http://www.law.ed.ac.uk/it&law/c10_main.htm
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regulating cyberspace
I do wish she'd dated the article, it's not easy to guess when it was written. It has a 2000 feel to it.
What did I like in there... "To sue for damage caused by the defamatory statement in every jurisdiction where it was published - which could be every country where the newsgroup was read in the case of a global celebrity with a matching reputation - the action must be raised in the courts of the domicile of the defender", perhaps. "whether there is sufficient political imperative to push such an international agreement into being" is quite true. I can easily imagine an Interpol-equivalent, in ten years time, actively bringing offenders to court. I'll change my habits before then.
OK buttercup, now it's your turn. You must know that it takes anyone a good twenty minutes to read that. Where are we going with this?
What did I like in there... "To sue for damage caused by the defamatory statement in every jurisdiction where it was published - which could be every country where the newsgroup was read in the case of a global celebrity with a matching reputation - the action must be raised in the courts of the domicile of the defender", perhaps. "whether there is sufficient political imperative to push such an international agreement into being" is quite true. I can easily imagine an Interpol-equivalent, in ten years time, actively bringing offenders to court. I'll change my habits before then.
OK buttercup, now it's your turn. You must know that it takes anyone a good twenty minutes to read that. Where are we going with this?
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When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
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p.m you that answer to be fair to the thread 
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Interesting. As one that has participated in online discussions via newsgroups, forums and blogs since their beginnings I am certainly aware of the inaccurate, defamatory and perhaps even libelous statements that can be made. It's difficult to tell many times when someone is merely baiting, joshing or being serious with their statements. Posters are quite free to remain pretty anonymous, placing the reader in the position of not really knowing who or what they are dealing with. I could become quite incensed at something said to me face to face by an individual or in a private letter from and individual. But on the net? Say what you like, it bothers me not. In fact, I have been called a bleeding heart liberal, a right wing conservative, a bible thumper, an atheist, a homophobe, a fag. Contradictory aren't they?
From a personal standpoint, I tend to be a skeptic and take things with a grain of salt. I know that some of things I have posted, while mean't to be humourous, offended the recipient. If they knew me personally, they would know that I was not serious.
I love the net and the wealth of information it contains. It has opened the world to many people, but I see a real danger for those that accept everything they read on the net as the truth.
As for the lawyers in different countries. This could possibly give them another big revenue source. Given the litigious nature of the U.S. legal system, I look for them to lead the way.
From a personal standpoint, I tend to be a skeptic and take things with a grain of salt. I know that some of things I have posted, while mean't to be humourous, offended the recipient. If they knew me personally, they would know that I was not serious.
I love the net and the wealth of information it contains. It has opened the world to many people, but I see a real danger for those that accept everything they read on the net as the truth.
As for the lawyers in different countries. This could possibly give them another big revenue source. Given the litigious nature of the U.S. legal system, I look for them to lead the way.