[imc-uk-tech] Re: libel & other posts legal, ed or tech meeting needed

[earthstar]

Dear All

Please can we have some form of meeting about posts esp libellous  
between legal, editorial and tech. I know I keep repeating myself and  
have been saying the same thing for a long time, both to individuals  
and the list but I really think, it is long overdue. Once we have done  
this, it may be possible to produce an overview so there is an  
awareness of basics for all in IMC-UK as well as some control of  
controversial posts, some of which could lead to libel actions for all  
the wrong reasons.

I really want this to happen sooner or later and I am happy to  
participate in any such meeting at a time convenient to all.

Is anyone up for this at all?

thanks
e

On 20 Feb 2006, at 20:41, Salim Fadhley wrote:

> Lee,
>
> Thanks for your paitience.
> As a mirror operator I want as little as possible to do with anything  
> vaguely editorial so, I totally agree with what yoursaying. That he is  
> a Nazi Scumbag is a matter of opinion, which is arguably true. What  
> allegedly went on between him and his sister cannot be known, and  
> would tend to de-value the rest of the statements.
>
>  My major gripe with newswire is that it is presented in such a way to  
> make it easily confused (by some people) with editorial. I propose not  
> dwelling any longer on this case... however we do need to find a  
> solution to these recurring problems with newswire. I'm not sure if  
> this is the most appropriate forum.
>
> Sal
>
> On 2/20/06, Lee Salter <lee.salter at uwe.ac.uk> wrote:
>  Sal, yes there are plenty of solicitors who will work for him. In fact
> there is an obligation to represent. Not to go over the same stuff  
> again
> (as ekes says, it's getting boring!), but we do need to address libel.  
> I
> think, however, that rather than hiding posts in this case (and here
> come the fireworks), is there no way tech (CCed to this email) can
> change the comments system so we can edit out libelous information (in
> this case just the words "buggered his own sister" for tech, the link  
> is
> http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/leedsbradford/2006/02/ 
> 334026.html?c=on#c142534)
> that has been made apparent to us (perhaps with a link to the edited
> material as unproven and disputed claim)? This DOES NOT mean we fold to
> power and money, but that we distinguish between substantiatable
> opinion, like "Kevin Watmough is a Nazi scumbag" from actionable claims
> to fact such as "buggered his own sister"
>
> --
> ---------------------------------
> Lee Salter,
> Lecturer in Journalism and Media Studies
> School of Cultural Studies
> Faculty of Humanities, Languages and Social Sciences
>  St Matthias Campus
> University of the West of England
> Oldbury Court Road
> Fishponds, Bristol, BS16 2JP
> UK
>
> Email: Lee.Salter at uwe.ac.uk
>
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