RE: UKNM: localised Web ad campaigns

[Russell Goldsmith]

> The legal position is indeed interesting.  I think there hasn't been any

> case law to test the moderator's position on a moderated mailing list,

and I

> certainly hope Sam won't be the first.  Meanwhile any lawyer any of us  are

> likely to hire will spend a lot of time thinking about this and  researching

> it, so as to get away from boring contract law, and will charge us

> handsomely for the privelege.  Caveat emptor.


wasn't there a case a couple of years ago regarding Jimmy Hill and a 

message on a bulletin board on one of the Soccer sites where someone posted 

a message questionning either his parentage or his sexual preferences 

(allegedly!)


Maybe my old buddy at Foresight - Glen - can enlighten us as I think he 

used to deal with Fulham FC at one of his old haunts


Russ


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