Online Libel

“Has anyone here been sued for it yet?”

“you suck

sue me”

“well in the reality of it all, we all suck, so lets just sue everybody”

“Sue him for First Degree Azzholizm !!”

“Interesting, but I don't think your comment is libelous. Please insult my sexual ability or my ability to do my job correctly and we might have something to move forward on.”

“your lips suck”

“Yo Mama!”

“prosecutor has an interesting story on this topic”

“None of this really harms my reputation, but is rather merely insulting or offensive.

The statement must be defamatory and must have been published to at least one other person, this forum takes care of that.

I am not really sure what any of you could say to me that would constitute libel, but keep trying.”

“ok, im gonna go tell my mom that you suck”

“No.

So this begs that the question to be asked.

Why the question about libel? Are you considering taking action, is action being taken against you or are you merely curious?”

“"Please insult my sexual ability or my ability to do my job correctly"

how about, you dont suck?

cuz, if you were a hooker, that could be damaging
last edited: 12/06/04 1:16:13 PM”

“You're so bad in bed that your girlfriend has to get pleasured by monkeys.

There, that should defame both of ya.”

“well mine shows you suck at getting girl, so that would kinda insult youre abiliy to get or do somthing”

“Ah, ladies and gentleman we have a new troll on acid.”

“Actually I was threatened by someone on ebay quite a few months ago for leaving negative feedback after they sold me used goods, saying they were new. It made me think about all the crap that is said on this message board, and I was wondering if anyone has actually been sued. The amount of money involved in a libel suit is usually a deterrent to filing, but it does happen.

Did you know that the statute of limitations for libel is 1 year?”

“your sexual ability leaves something to be desired.

:-D”

“hence the monkeys.”

“my nabor sued me fr $2000 after I accidently killed her dog. She claimen mentall anquish, and loss of proporty. She only got $300, the cost of her dog”

“Why did you shoot her dog?”

“I dident, i hit it with my car, repeditly”

“just kidding people! i wouldn't know...i'm still as pure as the day i was born.”

“Oh, well that is normal.

Lyra,

Please cease and desist from such libelous comments. You should receive a letter from my attorney in 2-3 weeks. Sit tight!”

“eat it!”

“Damn! please keep such explicit requests off the board.”

“T'is true. Her Adorableness is as pure as the day she was born. How pure that is should be left unsaid, but the statement holds.”

“To respond to the original question, yes, if other tests of libel are met, one could be sued for libel over the internet. It should be fairly easy, though, to establish that goods advertised as new on eBay were, in fact, used. Negative feedback should be based on fact, not some knee-jerk reaction, and clearly stated in the comments portion.”

“I am not attorney, but I think you have to prove damages. If you hang around here very long your reputation won't be worth anything anyway.”

“Ah ok.
Then tell him to sue or shut the hell up.

Lots of crap gets spewed here but no one is willing to back any of it up. It's all just hot air (or maybe pixels).”

“Geo,

Have you ever read most negative feedbacks... they are very often knee-jerk reactions. The problem with feedback on ebay is that each person is trying to sell goods, and even though comments are factual, if they are said with the intent to harm someones business out of spite, then you can be held liable for libel.

The funny part of my story is that after this guy said he was going to sue me for merely stating the fact that he lied to me, he then left me a feedback that was completely false. I am waiting for the statute of limitations to expire (just to be on the safe side), and then I am going to file a small claims suit against him for my money. This person lives on the other side of the country, so it will a little more expensive for them to come to court, and hopefully they will pay up instead.

YAY lawsuits!

Needless to say, I will never buy or sell on ebay again, (in my humble opinion and with all due respect to ebay).

:)”

“You are a non-backpacking sack of hair.

How's that?”

“Not very good at all. Tell me I can't bang lyra with my 1 inch pole and that my website looks like a pile of Dog crap and we might be able to meet up in Maryland court for a nice cup of hot libel.”

“hahaha! you funny SOB. hot libel, mmmm, sounds scandalous.”

“Hot, sexy, dripping wet, libel.... mmmmmmmmm!”

“Be sure to wear a double-breasted suit and a bowtie when you show up in court.”

“Ok, maybe we can just sue eachother in small claims for the heck/fun of it and split the court costs?”

“I can just see it now...Buddha Bear's life goes down the crapper because he peed his pants and left TT and the three people he goes after legally is BBW, birch and me.

Chili will you represent me? If not will you at least resent me?”

“granted, this was a few years ago, but ive had no negative experiences buying or selling over ebay. everyone i dealt with was honest and fair, sometimes more than fair. i cannot recall any complaints regarding timeliness of payment or product, or quality of product, from either myself or the other party. and i made myself a nice few hundred bucks”

“Yep, you can sue for libel for stuff said on the internet.


Keep in mind that the federal Communications Decency Act of 1996, particularly Section 230, somewhat shields Web publishers like Matt from liability for libelous comments posted by third parties. The section states that "no provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information content provider." By now, dozens of judges have taken a shot at interpreting that provision, and they have reached widely varying conclusions about what it means.”

“That is the problem prosecutor... It is my opinion and the opinion of others, that the company crash bang mentions above should not be entitled to that exclusion because they take part in the profits of each sale through commissions.

Crash Bang,

I had a great time buying and selling, until I got taken. I was very carefull, checked feedback, contacted before hand, ect... and still, I got taken.
last edited: 12/07/04 9:55:54 AM”

“so is this your first post here on TT?
and why?”

“Yeah this is my first post on TT!

Why... WHY? WHY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

“i'm having an affair with the newbie, Maple...poor Tarpy!”

“Lyra is a lesbo”

“wowow i have missed so much

so lyra, was he worth it?”

“oh yeah, he was worth every penny of his $2 price tag! buuuurrrrn.”

“ohh he gonna sue you”

“Yeah this is my first post on TT!

Why... WHY? WHY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
marylandtrails
11:28:01 AM
12/07/04

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last edited: 11/12/04 1:20:00 PM”
marylandtrails
1:13:34 PM
11/12/04”

“How can one harm the reputation of an "Online personnage"?”

“Oh my god, you busted me for this not being my first post. HA!”