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Re: Terms and Conditions Question
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lugnet.admin.general
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Tue, 4 May 1999 21:46:25 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, Simon Denscombe writes:
> Mike Stanley wrote:
> > I would say that most (if not all) racist and sexist comments are
> > obscene, and maybe some of those other words as well. Dunno about
> > homophobic stuff - I've never been afraid of men.
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> I can't believe you fell for that! I hope that was sarcastic but I
> can't tell - homophobic - hating + despising anything homosexual.
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> I don't think that the terms and conditions cover homophobic posts.
> A statement in an off-topic group LIKE "I think that all homosexuals are
> ill and can be cured by specialist treatment" is not obscene,
> pornographic, etc.
no, but it could be considered defamatory. Also, another portion of that
clause covers it quite nicely:
"...including without limitation any transmissions constituting or encouraging
conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil
liability, or otherwise violate any local, state, national, or international
law."
The phrase above could quite happily give rise to civil liability, and odds
are it violates some law, somewhere. (probably in California)(1)
Essentially, I think that Todd & Suzanne have been ambiguous enough to cover
all their bases, from a legal point of view. Besides, when push comes to
shove, this is a private organization, and if racism/sexism/otherism becomes a
problem, they can change the rules to account for it.
James
http://www.shades-of-night.com/lego/
1:Wait! Was that defamatory? My apologies to the state(2) of California.
2:Take that however you will.(3)
3:D'oh! There I go again.
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| (...) Well doesn't any flame-war have defamatory posts? Especially in off-topic-debate (...) OK, but some countries don't have the right to free speech so we can't post at all. I don't think that laws can affect someone's personal point of view and (...) (25 years ago, 4-May-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| (...) I can't believe you fell for that! I hope that was sarcastic but I can't tell - homophobic - hating + despising anything homosexual. I don't think that the terms and conditions cover homophobic posts. A statement in an off-topic group LIKE "I (...) (25 years ago, 4-May-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
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