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Mom Makes Website, Gets Sued for $2 Million

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the no-good-deed-goes-unpunished dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A Canadian stay-at-home mom of 3 recently created a website to report on environmental problems around her neighborhood. The general public and governmental workers lauded her for her efforts. The environmental Ministry spokesman was even quoted as saying 'Obviously we can't have staff everywhere all the time, so we depend on the public out there as surrogate eyes and ears for the ministry'. However, not everyone was quite as happy, as she soon found out, when one company decided to sue her for libel to the tune of $2 million."

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  1. Freedom can only be complete by dada21 · · Score: 0, Offtopic



    To an AnCap, a natural right is a limitless right. The freedom of expression is limitless, as long as the following is true:

    1. You are on your own property or the public property.
    2. The form of expression causes no physical damage to the physical property of others
    3. The form of expression doesn't breach any contracts you are committed to.

    To me, all speech is a natural right as a form of expression. Swearing, discrimination, yelling fire in your own theater, or even preaching the murder of another. If you don't like a certain form of expression, don't allow it on your property.

    I don't believe in libel or slander. Words, in the long run, can damage a reputation -- but creating a quality product will always trump it. Did the fallout of criticism over DIVX make people stop shopping at Circuit City? No.

    I could care less about what media companies might do with the freedom to libel. Who cares. If you're in the public eye, accept it. If you run a big business, combat it with great quality of service.

  2. Re:Good! by shanen · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Where are the troll mods when you need them?

    Do me a favor. Put me on your foe list so I won't see your crap in the future.

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  3. Re:I thought... by Scrameustache · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    In the U.S. we expect that people will say anything on their minds and as long as nobody can prove that you are lying

    Well, that explains the start of the Iraq war then. I was wondering how anyone could buy the "prove you DON'T have something" line of reasoning.

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