"As a general caution, I remind everyone to be generally aware of copyright laws as well as the general rules of libel when posting on the Internet
It is one thing to dump on a public figure or public official, but the legal standards are quite different when it comes to private individuals or businesses. If you dont understand the difference, perhaps you should learn something about New York Times vs. Sullivan. (1) Finally, be aware of SLAPP as in slap you down suits (2)
Above all, please keep in mind that posting under a screen name will not protect you.
I dont give two shits about your american law. Learn australian law please. Even if i were american i doubt your courts would give 1 single shit about your wuss ass crying over an internet post The gamefaqs mods might support and enable you, but nobody in real life will
"Australia's punishing defamation laws have made Sydney the libel capital of the world, and people posting on Facebook and in blogs are the latest target for expensive legal action and threats.
But the number of matters reaching court are a small proportion of total writs served, with most cases settled in advance to avoid the cost of a trial."
"Sydney's role as "defamation capital" is "a matter of public record," said NSW Judge Judith Gibson, who compiles the details of all defamation cases in Australia for legal publication LexisNexis.
The Australian defamation law was passed in 2005, and to the end of last year, there were 72 trials in NSW compared to 21 in Queensland and 19 in Victoria, she wrote in Defamation Case Law Analysis and Statistics."
"Judge Gibson wrote that a growing problem was that "claims based on publications on the internet, emails and on social media, are now far more common than claims against traditional media defendants"
Leave the reading to me, and I will leave the useless trash talking to you. ---