Re: [LINK] The Threat of Dunning, to chill speech

2013-11-16 Thread Paul Bolger
It's also hard to believe that if 'rolling your own' defamation laws was legal the major corporations wouldn't be doing it too: "By activating this iPhone I agree not to criticise Apple Corporation, penalty: $50,000.". I think the woman named in the article needs to find her local 'Saul Goodman'

Re: [LINK] The Threat of Dunning, to chill speech

2013-11-16 Thread Jim Birch
IANAUSCL but it is hard to believe that is not unconstitutional in the US. The first amendment doesn't allow you to spread falsehoods (slander) but it does give you the right to tell the truth about others. In practice, it might be expensive to run a case. - Jim _

[LINK] The Threat of Dunning, to chill speech

2013-11-15 Thread Roger Clarke
[The corporates have devised ways to chill your speech. [The privacy angle is this bit: >if a consumer violates the ['non-disparagement clause'] they will >have 72 hours to remove [their] post or face a $3500 fine. If that >fine is not paid, the delinquency will be reported to the nation's >cre