Public or Private LJ's?

Post by **Vahene** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 3:18 pm

Link will take you to a document which contains mentions of sexual content, thus, probably not Eve safe.

The issue at hand, per the poll, is this. Person A posts information about Person B in their Livejournal or Blog. Do you think that Person B has a right to sue Person A for posting something publicly about them? Regardless of what it is?

The article talks about two Congressional aides who had a relationship, and one of them posted the details of such relationship online. The other half of the now defunct relationship is suing the one that posted.

I'd love to hear other opinions on this, I know many of us do have blogs or LJ's.

My own opinion, because I'm a writer, it would probably depend on what information was posted--if its similar to this situation (in the link I provided), I probably wouldn't sue. I think its rather absurd that the gentleman is suing the girl, but that's just me.

-K

Tinuvhiell · Post by **Tinuvhiell** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 3:32 pm

Hmmm. I feel like anyone with ANY sense knows that you take information found on the net with a grain of salt. Especially something like a webblog or journal.

I also think the louder you yell you didn't do it, the more guilty you sound.

Now, do they have the right to sue? Sure, it's America. Should they sue? Sounds like a waste of time to me.

BeyondRedemption · Post by **BeyondRedemption** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 5:04 pm

Burn Livejournal to the ground is the only solution. Seriously, if a girl has an active myspace or livejournal, I stay far far away.

broncoblitz · Post by **broncoblitz** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 5:21 pm

Greyshore · Post by **Greyshore** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 6:16 pm

Vahene wrote:
My own opinion, because I'm a writer, it would probably depend on what information was posted--if its similar to this situation (in the link I provided), I probably wouldn't sue.

I think that regardless of being a writer or not, your opinion is really just... common sense. And we share it... at least in this matter.

Besides, it's obvious what is this all about:

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Post by **Vahene** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 6:18 pm

LOL! Yeah, that's true too.

She puts their sex lives in a LJ.

He sues her for what? Slander? Libel?

IMO, LJ and Blogs fall under free speech in the USA.

I don't see how he would be successful, so I'm unsure why he's trying.

-K

Kell · Post by **Kell** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 6:57 pm

Vahene wrote: IMO, LJ and Blogs fall under free speech in the USA.

Freedom of speech -aslong- as it is not insulting anybody on purpose. The term "freedom of speech" is used -way- too losely by a lot of people. Yes, we are free to write and say whatever we like unless we are genuinly and purposely insultive.

If you don't like it; don't read it. If you don't like the people using it; avoid them. Ultimately it will either be your gain or loss, but you'll never find out and eh, it's your, free choice to make, methinks.

I'd just like to see MORE COMMON SENSE and LOGICS FOR ALL!

Kell · Post by **Kell** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 7:00 pm

And my answer is no. Post what you like, I don't have secrets. And I'm european -and- dutch, I know no shame!

Greensleeves · Post by **Greensleeves** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 10:27 pm

Kell wrote:And my answer is no. Post what you like, I don't have secrets. And I'm european -and- dutch, I know no shame!

I just returned to the states from my first visit to Amsterdam (about a month or so ago). I'm not sure I would have understood this before then.

lankycheese · Post by **lankycheese** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 11:45 pm

I say we open a poll to make Lone's LJ public again.

Kell · Post by **Kell** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 11:54 pm

lankycheese wrote:I say we open a poll to make Lone's LJ public again.

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Post by **Peregrinus** » Sat Dec 30, 2006 8:16 am

Last I saw there was nothing interesting there... he doesn't update that often.

Will · Post by **Will** » Sat Dec 30, 2006 2:54 pm

Nothing interesting posted since he and another member of Das got hitched! But that sounds kind of misleading to me.

Actually, he told me they're both a lot more content now, even with their living arrangments, since they got married. That's weird, I'd wanna be close to the person I married.

Crimson Knightmare · Post by **Crimson Knightmare** » Sat Dec 30, 2006 6:09 pm

LOL its so funny.. After I saw this post on the forums.. I decided to look at my two live journals from over the years.. (Pretty entertaining to read everything I wrote about a few years ago!) If one of my friends (I often wrote about myself and my involvment in the world and between friends) were to read it and decide to sew me.. Id be in deep **** over nothing.. Hahahahaha Id never sew for something like that.. Its like rumors at school.. Its pointless

Hehehe

broncoblitz · Post by **broncoblitz** » Sat Dec 30, 2006 8:50 pm

Crimson Knightmare wrote:LOL its so funny.. After I saw this post on the forums.. I decided to look at my two live journals from over the years.. (Pretty entertaining to read everything I wrote about a few years ago!) If one of my friends (I often wrote about myself and my involvment in the world and between friends) were to read it and decide to sew me.. Id be in deep **** over nothing.. Hahahahaha Id never sew for something like that.. Its like rumors at school.. Its pointless

Hehehe

I'm going to assume you are worried about friends suing you. Cause unless your friends are seamstresses I don't see much of a worry about them sewing you.

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