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[19 Jul 2003|09:31pm] |
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If I can't sue their ISP, then can't I just sue them? Someone please answer this. Let's say, for example, someone is hosting a website that is spreading lies about me. Then they spew forth this crap about how their ISP (Internet Service Provider) is not responsible for their content, and therefore can't 'do' anything about it.
Couldn't I file a lawsuit against the person who owns the content or the server that it's running on? I mean, honestly. A stupid, silly little HTML page isn't going to stop someone from suing YOU. As in:
Jane Doe files a lawsuit against John Q Public for hosting a nasty website created by Valerie McCunt. No ISP or hosting company. Just the unfortunate fuck who gets to brag about owning and running his own servers. Unfortunately for Mr. Public, he doesn't have an ISP to hide behind.
Alright, I need to contact a lawyer. That is my mission tonight...get some legal advice for a friend of mine. Freedom of speech is one thing; defamation and harassment is quite another, and I hope those assholes get sued for everything they have and then some.
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