[H-GEN] Fwd: Police Censorship Bill and Whirlpool Lawsuit

[Mark Suter]

Res,

> The likes of whingepool, who are setup specifically for
> whingers of ISP's (think tesltra 3G limit and then optus's
> netstat limit), must accept this risk when their users post
> negative comments about anything.

Even if a website were specifically created to take whingers,
why should that site and not the individual whingers be liable
(assuming anyone should be liable at all) ?

Take a look at the recent beneficial changes to the laws for
defamation: http://www.efa.org.au/Issues/Censor/defamation.html
Specifically, "truth" is now a valid defence in Australia.

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