A legal question

[Jeff]

If a footballer has taken out an injunction to stop people posting the truth about him, how is a forum moderator or admin supposed to know about it, to stop it from happening?
Are we supposed to delete anything to do with any footballer, just in case?


As long as what's been posted is true and not libellous I don't see how someone who runs a site like this can possibly be held accountable, unless they've been told what people are not allowed to say.



The only way to stop this kind of story from spreading is if the player contacts everyone with access to the internet, to tell them what they're not allowed to say. Maybe they could use Twitter or something, rather than emailing everyone individually.

 

[RHYDAL]

If a tree falls in a wood, does it make a noise?

 

[beaumontfox]

Or their team mates can use twitter.......

 

[Cate Fox]

You have made a very good point Jeff.... giggity

 

[SwedeFox]

I think super-injunctions are ridiculous anyway - why should someone be able to stop people from reporting news just because this person has paid a lot of money for it? If you don't want people to know that you're ****ing prostitutes, don't do it in the first place.

And now they're essentially worthless as well thanks to the Internet.

 

[Macky]

The only way to stop this kind of story from spreading is if the player contacts everyone with access to the internet, to tell them what they're not allowed to say. Maybe they could use Twitter or something, rather than emailing everyone individually.

Imagine if they had to message everybody on the Internets individually, that'd use Giggs of bandwidth.

 

[SwedeFox]

Imagine if they had to message everybody on the Internets individually, that'd use Giggs of bandwidth.

Jeff is sweating....... We'll have a party for you when they let you out webbo!

 

[Macky]

Jeff is sweating....... We'll have a party for you when they let you out webbo!

I dunno, I tRyan offer a thoughtful response and all I get is these cynical replies

 

[Will_Man]

Just how many Gigg-a-bites have been wasted talking about this

 

[Blue Maniac]

Just how many Gigg-a-bites have been wasted talking about this

Is repeating jokes other people have just made your 'thing'?

 

[SJN-Fox]

Obviously has no Imogenation.

 

[DesertFox]

Surely if you are reporting what someone else has said, it's just reporting what someone else has said. For example, a website that I found yesterday claimed that Ryan Giggs had ****ed some bird that was once on telly or summat. Now, I have no idea if Ryan Giggs has done that or not, and frankly I couldn't give a toss, but it's a cast iron fact to state that I saw that on a website yesterday, because I did.

(I fully expect this post to be deleted immediately!)

 

[Macky]

Surely if you are reporting what someone else has said, it's just reporting what someone else has said. For example, a website that I found yesterday claimed that Ryan Giggs had ****ed some bird that was once on telly or summat. Now, I have no idea if Ryan Giggs has done that or not, and frankly I couldn't give a toss, but it's a cast iron fact to state that I saw that on a website yesterday, because I did.

(I fully expect this post to be deleted immediately!)

But will the replies be deleted?

 

[MKFox]

she looks alright to be fair, the hairy fecker should be ok with that one...

 

[GazLCFC]

Free the Carlisle one!

 

[pork pie fox]

If a footballer has taken out an injunction to stop people posting the truth about him, how is a forum moderator or admin supposed to know about it, to stop it from happening?
Are we supposed to delete anything to do with any footballer, just in case?

As long as what's been posted is true and not libellous I don't see how someone who runs a site like this can possibly be held accountable, unless they've been told what people are not allowed to say.

The only way to stop this kind of story from spreading is if the player contacts everyone with access to the internet, to tell them what they're not allowed to say. Maybe they could use Twitter or something, rather than emailing everyone individually.

It's a very good question Jeff

Obviously has no Imogenation.

 

[Biffa Bacon]

Lord Justic Judge (the most senior Judge in the UK) was quoted as saying that he can see a time when people breaking super injunctions are tracked down and handled the same as paedophiles, I'm sure he must have been at the sherry or something, no way are they going to devote whole police squads to tracking down and prosecuting people outing a few celebs. Just shows how warped the justice system can be when embarrassing a celeb is mentioned in the same terms as abusing children.

 

[glyn]

Very good thinking Jeff, and I've no idea what the answer is!

 

[Real Sharapova]

I know the answer to Jeff's question, but unfortunately it's covered by a super-injunction so I can't divulge. it. I can say " Ryan Giggs " with inpunity 'tho. I feel better for that.

 

[drummindefender]

I heard that superscout has a list of........