| fluffygrrl |
05-14-2008 11:17 AM |
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Originally Posted by kmanrox
(Post 14188182)
what i mean by blacklist is me posting the ppl who have either scammed me or ppl i know and posting the story from our perspective
what are the legalities of having a public blacklist? is it slander? if i only post facts as i know it make it not-slander? etc etc..
i want to shitlist some people but dont want any legal recourse.. not that it would affect me really, but it would stress me out to deal with it...
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If you make statements about speciffic persons and events, the speciffic persons are legally entitled to challenge the factuality of your account in court, and assess damages. This is here to stay.
You will have to defend the factuality of your statements, to the satisfaction of the court.
In most jurisdictions you can require a cautionary deposit of some kind, to cover for your legal expenses should the case be thrown out.
People will threaten legal action, but rarely will they mount it, and even if they do, it's not too bad, if you like the smell of courthouse in the morning. Otherwise, it's not actually worth it, from your business perspective, which is why people don't usually do it.
(This from someone that regularly buys local paper page ads to publicly shit on people that got in her way. YMMV.)
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