Messageboard Liability

by Steve Gibson, Nov 29, 2001 10:59am PST

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By: galvatron x Show Full Post

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Does this announcement mean that we can return to the Shack of yesteryear, complete with anonymous logins and goatse.cx links. Admittedly, this place has become quite subdued over the last 1.5 years.

Nov 30, 2001 11:35am PST

Does this announcement mean that we can return to the Shack of yesteryear, complete with anonymous logins... : galvatron

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I remember when Slashdot got nailed by Scientology lawyers cause some AC posted links to their secret documents.. They have a lot of lawyers from what I've read..

Nov 29, 2001 11:13am PST

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I remember when Slashdot got nailed by Scientology lawyers cause some AC posted links to their secret doc... : TK-421
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- * T O M C R U I S E ' D * : s3taanbomb
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  Yeah slashdot really strikes me as a fringe group that isn't afraid to go to court : Bob Jones
  - really, they came across to me as the opposite. That is why they have lawyers. : s3taanbomb
  - To paraphrase Rob Malda (I think), don't confuse Slashdot's readers' interests with Slashdot's owners' i... : BlahBlahBlah

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Thus...if this does become fact....and you aren't liable....are the ... topic restrictions raised?

Nov 29, 2001 12:32pm PST

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Thus...if this does become fact....and you aren't liable....are the ... topic restrictions raised? : wunderbred
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- hehe good point : ALMAFUERTE
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  no because then news posts would turn into a boring riot again. : disembodied potato
  - I meant as far as what you couldn't discuss in ER/First Post/Werd threads. : wunderbred

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- Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!! : Entity

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This isn't totally true. One of my friends had to have a psychological evaluation done by the FBI and Secret Service because he posted something (violent) about Former Vice President Gore on a messageboard. You can still get in trouble for saying stuff on messageboards...

Nov 29, 2001 2:15pm PST

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This isn't totally true. One of my friends had to have a psychological evaluation done by the FBI and Se... : The_FrO
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- Hahahah. Stupid Gore. uh oh. /straps on metal strainer hat BRING IT ON FUKARS!!!!!!!1 : Phil

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Good news for Philip Kaplan.

http://www.fuckedcompany.com/

NWS

Nov 29, 2001 12:34pm PST

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Good news for Philip Kaplan. http://www.fuckedcompany.com/ NWS : the archvile
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- He didn't seem to be worried about the whole situation anyway. : usurpah

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Does this mean we can talk about warez now?

Nov 29, 2001 11:13am PST

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Does this mean we can talk about warez now? : SatansFist
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  absolutely not. : Steve Gibson
  - Ah well... : SatansFist
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    What about an OPINION on where to find them? :) : Former_HPB
    - Not EXACTLY the best way to attract and keep developers. Warez talk tends to piss them off. I wonder why... : Visceral Monkey

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By: falkan x Show Full Post

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Horray for free speech!

Nov 29, 2001 12:38pm PST

Horray for free speech! : falkan

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So this means we can continue to say fuck Microsoft, right?

Nov 29, 2001 12:37pm PST

So this means we can continue to say fuck Microsoft, right? : smart1

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Someone tell Lowtax to bring back DPPH now!

Nov 29, 2001 12:26pm PST

Someone tell Lowtax to bring back DPPH now! : Stormrider

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By: jo-papa x Show Full Post

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care to post those letters sTeve? I'm in the mood for a laugh.

Nov 29, 2001 11:44am PST

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care to post those letters sTeve? I'm in the mood for a laugh. : jo-papa
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- *LOWTAX'D* : Crimsonbeak

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Does this mean I'm allowed to flame George Broussard for not have Dukey out yet?

Nov 29, 2001 11:39am PST

Does this mean I'm allowed to flame George Broussard for not have Dukey out yet? : dorker

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By: phyre x Show Full Post

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That is pretty fucked up if you could be held liable anyway. I dont see how it makes sense. The law is so fucked up as is, people should worry about other things that punk kids like myself trash talking on message boards.

Nov 29, 2001 11:35am PST

That is pretty fucked up if you could be held liable anyway. I dont see how it makes sense. The law is so... : phyre

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I don't think that this particular case has anything to do with that

Nov 29, 2001 11:27am PST

I don't think that this particular case has anything to do with that : Mousey

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Cool, now I can finally say that Bill Clinton was a great president without being brought up on charges.

This is good. Freedom of speech babee!

Nov 29, 2001 11:12am PST

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Cool, now I can finally say that Bill Clinton was a great president without being brought up on charges. ... : s3taanbomb
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  s3taanbomb, you've got a call on line 3, it's Kenneth Starr. : jenkin
  - Kenneth Starr is in pr0n now. Oops, that is Kendred Starr. : s3taanbomb

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By: Raziel x Show Full Post

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Heh, all this means is that they get your username and ask Steve who you are, then sue you personally rather than taking the easy route of suing the webmaster for not censoring your opinion :)

Don't expect the Nazi guidelines to go away any time soon!!! :)

Nov 29, 2001 11:16am PST

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Heh, all this means is that they get your username and ask Steve who you are, then sue you personally rat : Raziel
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- *cough* http://www.shacknews.com/funk.y?id=2433865 : SatansFist

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I like that we all hope it's ok to talk about warez/Divx now :)

Nov 29, 2001 11:15am PST

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I like that we all hope it's ok to talk about warez/Divx now :) : hawkeye
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- absolutely not. : Steve Gibson

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so this means mp3s/divx are ok ??

Nov 29, 2001 11:13am PST

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so this means mp3s/divx are ok ?? : sikander
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- Weren't mp3's ok anyway? : blackhawk

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By: Nullzero x Show Full Post

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Great news! Quick, everyone post porn passwords and warez links while it's stil legal!!!

Nov 29, 2001 11:11am PST

Great news! Quick, everyone post porn passwords and warez links while it's stil legal!!! : Nullzero

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By: nullpointer x Show Full Post

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whew. so i guess admitting to those crimes on this board the other day doesn't mean jack in court, right? right?

hello...?

helllooo?

i'm all alone. there's nobody here. I'M ALL ALONE.

hehe.

Nov 29, 2001 11:09am PST

whew. so i guess admitting to those crimes on this board the other day doesn't mean jack in court, right?... : nullpointer

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By: dark sage x Show Full Post

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How the hell can any other verdict even be considered?? stupid judges...

Nov 29, 2001 11:06am PST

How the hell can any other verdict even be considered?? stupid judges... : dark sage

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/cheer

Nov 29, 2001 11:05am PST

/cheer : ElTigre

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By: Vantage x Show Full Post

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It is my opinion that files x x and x are located here: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

I could be wrong though. ^_^

Nov 29, 2001 11:03am PST

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It is my opinion that files x x and x are located here: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx I could be wrong though. ^_^ : Vantage
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- Thats quite an opinion. :) : Degenerate

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By: hawkeye x Show Full Post

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YES!

does this mean DivX is ok again? :)

Nov 29, 2001 11:02am PST

YES! does this mean DivX is ok again? :) : hawkeye

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By: project_serberus x Show Full Post

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thats interesting

Nov 29, 2001 11:02am PST

thats interesting : project_serberus

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By: -Panther- x Show Full Post

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bring on the kiddie porn!

Nov 29, 2001 11:01am PST

bring on the kiddie porn! : -Panther-

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w00t w00t!

Nov 29, 2001 11:01am PST

w00t w00t! : ZeBFFd00d

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