Comments on: Internet Slander/Libel Law Coming To North Carolina? http://www.thepiratescove.us/2009/02/22/internet-slanderlibel-law-coming-to-north-carolina/ Free societies are societies in which the right of dissent is protected Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:27:58 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: William Teach http://www.thepiratescove.us/2009/02/22/internet-slanderlibel-law-coming-to-north-carolina/comment-page-1/#comment-122529 William Teach Mon, 23 Feb 2009 12:27:00 +0000 http://www.thepiratescove.us/?p=7228#comment-122529 They are all good questions, Mark, and hopefully I will get some answers from the gentlemen who represent me to the NC House and Senate. How about a serious response, John. I don't think this has anything to do with the nanny state, but, with law and order. They are all good questions, Mark, and hopefully I will get some answers from the gentlemen who represent me to the NC House and Senate.

How about a serious response, John. I don’t think this has anything to do with the nanny state, but, with law and order.

]]> By: John Ryan http://www.thepiratescove.us/2009/02/22/internet-slanderlibel-law-coming-to-north-carolina/comment-page-1/#comment-122525 John Ryan Mon, 23 Feb 2009 01:06:36 +0000 http://www.thepiratescove.us/?p=7228#comment-122525 I definitely agree with you Teach we should put the nanny state in charge of everything I definitely agree with you Teach we should put the nanny state in charge of everything

]]> By: Mark http://www.thepiratescove.us/2009/02/22/internet-slanderlibel-law-coming-to-north-carolina/comment-page-1/#comment-122522 Mark Sun, 22 Feb 2009 23:15:09 +0000 http://www.thepiratescove.us/?p=7228#comment-122522 I just don't see a real need for extra laws. What does it matter if I commit slander in the village square, center court of a shopping mall, in a paid advertisement or in comments on a website? Would a North Carolina court have jurisdiction if the offender wrote the words in NC? Or if a server were hosted in NC? How about if the slanderee (?) was in NC? Perhaps if it can be shown the slanderous data traversed NC on it's way to offend someone? I just don’t see a real need for extra laws. What does it matter if I commit slander in the village square, center court of a shopping mall, in a paid advertisement or in comments on a website?

Would a North Carolina court have jurisdiction if the offender wrote the words in NC? Or if a server were hosted in NC? How about if the slanderee (?) was in NC? Perhaps if it can be shown the slanderous data traversed NC on it’s way to offend someone?

]]> By: William Teach http://www.thepiratescove.us/2009/02/22/internet-slanderlibel-law-coming-to-north-carolina/comment-page-1/#comment-122521 William Teach Sun, 22 Feb 2009 22:16:14 +0000 http://www.thepiratescove.us/?p=7228#comment-122521 I think what they are trying to do is specifically codify electronic media slander/libel and make it so that, except in extreme cases, people have to post an apology and correction for a specified time. Unfortunately, there would be all these constantly offended folks who would pitch hissies constantly. For folks like meaty, who was warned, I just banned his ass. I think what they are trying to do is specifically codify electronic media slander/libel and make it so that, except in extreme cases, people have to post an apology and correction for a specified time.

Unfortunately, there would be all these constantly offended folks who would pitch hissies constantly. For folks like meaty, who was warned, I just banned his ass.

]]> By: Raven http://www.thepiratescove.us/2009/02/22/internet-slanderlibel-law-coming-to-north-carolina/comment-page-1/#comment-122519 Raven Sun, 22 Feb 2009 21:55:42 +0000 http://www.thepiratescove.us/?p=7228#comment-122519 Read these articles: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/15/weekinreview/15markoff.html?_r=1&scp=7&sq=&st=nyt http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2009/02/15/time_for_a_muzzle/?page=full No, I would not be able to support this. It would be the first step towards rewriting what free speech is. Liberals especially would take advantage of this and any other effort. Laws are already in place to protect those who have been slandered- be that in writing, words or online. Slander is one thing. Libel is another. Actual harm to one's reputation must be proven. Tort laws apply. Can we see Meaty under such a rule? We'd be able to sue the heck out of him yet he would never actually harm one of us- because not a one of us uses our real identity. Under the idea you write of here, we would have to give that up. No thanks. I would be more apt to support some sort of Code of Ethics voluntary set of guidelines; a set of rules bloggers agree to abide by. As of yet, I haven't seen one. Perhaps we should work on that. Simple things like the golden rule would apply.... Read these articles:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/15/weekinreview/15markoff.html?_r=1&scp=7&sq=&st=nyt

http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2009/02/15/time_for_a_muzzle/?page=full

No, I would not be able to support this. It would be the first step towards rewriting what free speech is. Liberals especially would take advantage of this and any other effort.

Laws are already in place to protect those who have been slandered- be that in writing, words or online. Slander is one thing. Libel is another. Actual harm to one’s reputation must be proven. Tort laws apply.

Can we see Meaty under such a rule? We’d be able to sue the heck out of him yet he would never actually harm one of us- because not a one of us uses our real identity. Under the idea you write of here, we would have to give that up.

No thanks.

I would be more apt to support some sort of Code of Ethics voluntary set of guidelines; a set of rules bloggers agree to abide by. As of yet, I haven’t seen one. Perhaps we should work on that. Simple things like the golden rule would apply….

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