Bernard, Twitter's explanation was not that the statement was defamatory, but that Adams had *posted private information*. The email address he posted, however, is not private: it is available on NBC.com. That's the entire case.
-Jillian On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 1:39 AM, Bernard Tyers - ei8fdb <ei8...@ei8fdb.org>wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > > (Slightly devil's advocate/contrarian POV) > > Interesting story, and Adams probably has a case but it never ceases to > amaze me when people disconnect their "real world" brains from their > "Internet" brains. > > I would be the first person to complain if someone's free-speech was taken > away, however, if Adams has said anything defamatory in his Twitter stream, > then he is still bound by "real world" laws. > > Just because I say something defamatory or libellous about person X on the > Internet, doesn't mean that *IF* it's found that a "real-world" legal > process cannot be executed. > > Most people using the Internet may not understand that, but I would have > expected journalists to understand it. > > Is it illegal to suspend someones services for naming an executive of a > media company for doing XYZ in the USA? I have no idea. > > If it is illegal, then people need to speak out against a ridiculously > brain-dead law. > > If it is not illegal, people need to complain to Twitter for freedom of > speech. Twitter need to rewind their equally brain-dead actions and > apologise to the guy. > > Now, if he has said nothing "illegal" on Twitter, then IMHO, fire up the > legal drones Guy. This I unfortunately have direct experience of. At this > point it becomes (certainly in parts of Europe) a case of "who's got the > bigger legal team". > > (My reasoning comes from Bruce Schneier's argument on laws specific to > "cybercrimes". To paraphrase "Prosecution can be difficult in cyberspace. > On one hand the crimes are the same.....The laws against certain practices, > complete with criminal justice infrastructure to enforce them, are already > in place....Fraud is fraud, whether it takes place over the US mail or the > Internet.") > > > On 31 Jul 2012, at 00:17, David Johnson wrote: > > > > > > http://sports.yahoo.com/news/olympics--critic-of-nbc-has-twitter-account-suspended-after-network-complains.html > > > > -- > > David V. Johnson > > Web Editor > > Boston Review > > Website: http://www.bostonreview.net > > > > Twitter: > > http://twitter.com/BostonReview > > Tumblr: http://bostonreview.tumblr.com > > > > Cell: (917)903-3706 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > liberationtech mailing list > > liberationtech@lists.stanford.edu > > > > Should you need to change your subscription options, please go to: > > > > https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech > > > > If you would like to receive a daily digest, click "yes" (once you click > above) next to "would you like to receive list mail batched in a daily > digest?" > > > > You will need the user name and password you receive from the list > moderator in monthly reminders. You may ask for a reminder here: > https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech > > > > Should you need immediate assistance, please contact the list moderator. > > > > Please don't forget to follow us on http://twitter.com/#!/Liberationtech > > - -------------------------------------- > Bernard / bluboxthief / ei8fdb > > IO91XM / www.ei8fdb.org > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG/MacGPG2 v2.0.17 (Darwin) > Comment: GPGTools - http://gpgtools.org > > iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJQF5m9AAoJENsz1IO7MIrrcPwH/3Gp/JVZrYaRgx34zB1QnvJ8 > fGC6+GWIOVFsdcITA3uPTrISuMTE8bngCPoz7ogjeH2ErCTsEej12UqHcN3s+bpw > ffBQJ4oO5fAqtnTA25xtXOea++bA5yRfsYZ/QGfTyMPUCmCw+3dQ5gr1h+84KnLO > Cmcr/bNsUzbxFvBRuX8f1lh5giLMSPiz1mR/ajO5OniE81F4a2CYGsE7k8juD75/ > a+HyY15qiPEl6uislwcrrzpXN2tVDQqCI8O6R1T4g9uNmHG+SXM5dFMk9FVQ+k4g > rxN42I4Rb21h/MfRMVbLwxXRlFMKcU6cQ8uEhOR3jO/S0qgeUCqTRA1vcvJI/40= > =fgEp > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > _______________________________________________ > liberationtech mailing list > liberationtech@lists.stanford.edu > > Should you need to change your subscription options, please go to: > > https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech > > If you would like to receive a daily digest, click "yes" (once you click > above) next to "would you like to receive list mail batched in a daily > digest?" > > You will need the user name and password you receive from the list > moderator in monthly reminders. You may ask for a reminder here: > https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech > > Should you need immediate assistance, please contact the list moderator. > > Please don't forget to follow us on http://twitter.com/#!/Liberationtech > -- *+1-857-891-4244 |** jilliancyork.com | @jilliancyork * "We must not be afraid of dreaming the seemingly impossible if we want the seemingly impossible to become a reality" - *Vaclav Havel*
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