There was an update yesterday.
http://www.efa.org.au/2009/07/15/zgeek-defamation-lawsuit-struck-out/
Interesting comments in that EFA article. Most interestingly was the quote
from Tony the owner of zGeek.com from
http://www.zgeek.com/forum/f60/update-in-the-zgeek-legal-battle-t84864/
> Basicall
A new case of an Aussie forum host being sued has popped up:
Another defamation suit: ZGeek owner sued for alleged defamatory forum
comments
http://www.efa.org.au/2009/07/08/another-defamation-suit-zgeek-owner-sued-for-alleged-defamatory-forum-comments/
"These types of claims are very worrying f
Scott
I'm probably chiming in a little late here, but given some of the
other responses it's probably warranted. For background I've been
threatened a number of times in the past for things I've written, and
commenters have written, so I have some experience in the matter.
The key consideration
Thanks for all the suggestions. And sorry for those trying to tell me how to
run my business -- thanks for the suggestion but I do not think that I'll
categorise it as a proper "business" yet. More like a very time draining
hobby :)
I think the likeliness of getting sued is pretty low now because
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Subject: [SiliconBeach] Re: Introducing Myself + Advice Needed on "Defamation"
on User Generated Content Site
Scott, from running a site where people leave reviews of others
(homethinking.c
Scott, from running a site where people leave reviews of others
(homethinking.com) I can say that I have probably been threatened with
legal action 20-30 times and not one of them has actually followed
through and sued. It is used as a threat and usually is just borne
from a frustration.
In your
