One of Australia's Largest Forums Being Sued

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  1. BamaStangGuy

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    Interesting news going on in Australia - one of the forums I am a member on is being sued


    one of the worst things forum owners would have to deal with !

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    US law has some protections in place for forum owners...wonder what Australia has in that regard...

    BTDT...
     
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    yeah will be interesting see how this plays out
     
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    I live what they did with the index page.
     
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    What software is that forum using?
     
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    Good question. I don't think its one of the mainstream ones.
     
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    Thanks eva
     
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    According to that they have been sued before and came out on top.
     
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    yup but only because they dropped the law suit

     
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    It seems that their server is in Australia as is the organization suing. The Safe harbour agreement may not apply when it is between two Australian organizations? I am unsure on this one.

    They may be able to be sued for defamation under Australian law and bypass any USA legal issues.

    I think it is one where the lawyers could be the ones making money.
     
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    647,000 members, that is absolutely impressive, they dont need advertisement there then!
     
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