If murder won't work, try crying libel

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Work is murder

Work is murder 03/08/2004 11:14 PM
The weather was beautiful, so I decided to stay indoors and code all day. Then, in a sudden burst of (in?)sanity (with some prodding from a fellow being) I went to see the Helmut Newton exhibition, open for the last day. I was sort of disappointed, since the exhibition is relatively small, but those photographs that were there, were really rather good.

If the exhibition had been a whiskey, I would describe it as: "strong, provocative, with a surprising mellow nose. Hints of vanilla, which disappear under a complex bouquet of tobacco, nuts, and leather. The aftertaste is long, yet slightly oily and metallic. Good as a pre-dinner dram, to be enjoyed with friends of similar tastes."

And now, back to some complex decisions. And some real whiskey. ;-)

Police dispute over murder work

Police dispute over murder work 08/06/2004 04:46 PM
More Devon and Cornwall police and forensic officers threaten to refuse serious crime call-outs in a row over working hours.

Crying Wolf

Crying Wolf 04/16/2004 12:58 PM

A look at the 'MP3Concept Trojan Horse' fiasco.

there is no crying in baseball

there is no crying in baseball 06/22/2004 12:41 PM
"Have you seen my baseball glove?"

"Why do you need your baseball glove at 10:30 on a Saturday night?"

Normally, the answer to this question would involve me making mildly to extremely inappropriate suggestions involving a trip to trashy lingerie and some Jack Daniels . . . but I was faced with a serious problem. I had a fever, and the only prescription was my baseball glove!

"I'm going to Dodger Stadium with my dad tomorrow morning for their Father's Day 'play catch with dad in the outfield' event, and I need my glove!"

Read the entire post @ WWdN

Crying Out When a Child Cannot

Crying Out When a Child Cannot 08/29/2004 11:33 PM
A man has invented a car alarm system that he thinks could save some of the children who die after being shut inside cars on warm days.

Just Upgrade, For Crying Out Loud

Just Upgrade, For Crying Out Loud 05/28/2004 03:36 PM

From the 'Let it Die' Department: A couple of Apple hackers have modded up their Apple ]['s so that they can run web browsers (yes, you read that right).

Oliver Schmidt and Glenn Jones have made a working prototype Apple ][ port of Contiki that works with Glenn's self-built Apple ][ Ethernet card. Thanks to Tim Haynes, a video capture of the port is available for download (9 megabytes, DivX encoded). The video shows an Ethernet-equipped Apple ][e loading and running Contiki, the network configuration process, and the web browser surfing to www.apple2.org! Oliver did the porting of Contiki to the Apple ][ and Glenn made device drivers for his Ethernet hardware.

Apple should ship those guys an iMac, just out of admiration.

Tune in next week when we play Unreal Tournament on an Atari 2600.

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Somewhere Smarty Jones Is Crying

Somewhere Smarty Jones Is Crying 06/13/2004 01:30 PM
Man Beats Horse, wins 25,000 pounds. For the first time, two legs triumphed over four in the annual Man Versus Horse Marathon in Wales.

Daring Fireball: Crying Wolf

Daring Fireball: Crying Wolf 04/17/2004 06:05 PM
Truth Behind the OS X Trojan Horse .. Crying Wolf .. very nicely

daringfireball.net/2004/04/crying_wolf
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Toyota Patents Winking, Laughing, Crying
Car

Toyota Patents Winking, Laughing, Crying
Car 07/26/2004 03:58 PM

Latest Google dance leave vendors crying
foul

Latest Google dance leave vendors crying
foul 12/02/2003 01:22 PM
Computer Shopper Dec 2 2003 12:23PM ET

O'Neill in second libel win

O'Neill in second libel win 05/04/2004 07:55 AM
Celtic boss Martin O'Neill wins libel damages from a second newspaper which alleged he was leaving the club.

Blogger sued for libel

Blogger sued for libel 03/14/2005 06:21 PM
(Following links are all in Finnish. Sorry.)

Ilkka Pöyry, the headmaster of the Muhos Korivaara school, who has been using (and approving) questionable methods to give fundamentalist religious schooling to kids in the elementary grades (3-4), has sued Jani of Marginaali for libel. (Well, not really sued, it's more like asking the police to look into the matter by claiming that a crime has occurred. I don't know the English words for that.)

While Jani's tone in expressing his opinion is, in my opinion, overly harsh, his feelings are understandable. Knowing Finnish mentality the situation has had to have been really bad, if multiple families have gone against the popular opinion in a small, Finnish rural town. The person who was supposed to investigate the matter within the town reported multiple attempts to prevent his work or to arrive at a certain conclusion, including a lawsuit by the same Ilkka Pöyry (which the police found unfounded). Even an expert group investigation was declared secret by the town council, though the conclusion was made public, and resulted in the Oulu regional government issuing a warning to the headmaster.

Now Mr. Pöyry seems to go around on a rampage, trying to fix his tarnished reputation by suing people who were angered by the news articles (not a smart tactic). It will be an interesting landmark case for Finnish bloggers, because if Jani is convicted, a great many people will have to start and bite their tongues. While Jani's language is harsh, it is not unheard of, and I've read far worse comments about other people in both blogs and the USENET newsgroups. Besides, Jani has written about it only once - some others have been doing it for years.

Update: The Enter-magazine wants to know why the Oulu police is telling Jani to remove the pages, as this is clearly unconstitutional? Only a court can order web pages to be shut down...

Update2: The story of askola.org is also worth reading. A local elected representative of Askola has been holding a column on the Internet, criticizing the Central party -lead town council, and was sued for slander. He was found guilty and was sentenced to 200,000 € worth of damages (which is very high in Finland), but has since appealed to the EU human rights court. The case seems otherwise pretty usual, petty Finnish local politics, but what is really odd is that apparently two separate courts refused to say exactly what he had done wrong and point out the parts of his writings that are libelous. That worries me a lot. Anyway, he has now decided to carry a video camera with him to the council sessions and tape everything, which seems to have a very calming effect on the sessions. I think this is a good example of the transparent society in action, and how it would benefit even on a local level.

Update3: The police has now instructed Jani to remove the offending material from the website according to the ".fi top level domain rules", which state that the police can ask for a suspension of a domain, if it's suspected to be used in crime. However, Jani's web site is under the ".net" -TLD, so to me this sounds awfully like an unlawful threat... What kind of police behaviour is this!?! "Remove the stuff or we'll shut you down completely!" What happened to "innocent until proven guilty"?

Update4: The media got interested as well. Tuomas Kilpi of Enter-magazine has asked the Finnish high-ranking police officials and the Ministry of Communication wh

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mi2g - fud, lies and libel

mi2g - fud, lies and libel 07/21/2004 08:08 PM
not-mi2g_at_hushmail.com (Jul 20 2004)

libel insurance for bl0ggers

libel insurance for bl0ggers 02/19/2004 03:28 PM
i am thinking i need some pardon-my-big-mouth coverage

Libel Law Still Not Settled For Bloggers

Libel Law Still Not Settled For Bloggers 06/16/2004 10:45 PM
In the last year, we've received five or six legal threats at Techdirt. In every case, it concerned a comment on the site not written by anyone here, which should protect us from any real lawsuit. In most cases, the threatening party went away pretty quickly when the law was explained to them, but some people always feel that they need to sue. While the legal protections are mostly clear, some parts of internet libel law are still unsettled. It may depend on where you are, and whether or not you get a judge who actually understands the internet. Part of the problem is that most of the laws written for print publications have not been extended to the internet where applicable. The other problem is that not every judge has interpreted some of the laws in the same way. Either way, it seems likely that there are going to be many more lawsuits before this issue gets settled.

Could Google News be sued for libel?

Could Google News be sued for libel? 06/05/2004 02:34 AM
CyberJournalist.net Jun 5 2004 5:27AM GMT

Amazon settles libel suit

Amazon settles libel suit 12/21/2003 06:12 AM
USA Today Dec 21 2003 5:16AM ET

Internet libel is 'a woolly area'

Internet libel is 'a woolly area' 01/06/2005 04:26 AM
Irish News Jan 6 2005 8:29AM GMT

Eastwood settles £5.5m libel case

Eastwood settles £5.5m libel case 08/13/2004 03:55 AM
Actor Clint Eastwood settles a $10m (£5.5m) libel case over a book that accused him of beating his ex-wife.

Hain almost faced sex libel case

Hain almost faced sex libel case 08/20/2004 02:18 AM
Commons Leader Peter Hain almost faced a criminal libel prosecution over sex scandal allegations he made 30 years ago.

Google Sued for Libel After Man Ego
Surfs

Google Sued for Libel After Man Ego
Surfs 04/09/2004 04:06 PM
SERPs as editorial content: "...he was told by friends and family that typing "Mark Maughan" into a Google search engine delivered "alarming, false, misleading and injurious results" about him and the business."

Rowan Atkinson wins libel pay-out

Rowan Atkinson wins libel pay-out 04/22/2004 06:43 AM
Actor Rowan Atkinson accepts libel damages over newspaper allegations he was on the edge of a breakdown.

New Internet Anti-Libel Law
Unenforceable For Now: NEC

New Internet Anti-Libel Law
Unenforceable For Now: NEC 04/12/2004 10:06 AM
Digital Chosunilbo Apr 12 2004 1:38PM GMT

30-hour debate about the state of the
Bush Administration’s judicial nominees,
are the Republicans crying wolf when in
fact there is none to be found?

30-hour debate about the state of the
Bush Administration’s judicial nominees,
are the Republicans crying wolf when in
fact there is none to be found? 11/14/2003 06:59 AM
ugly politics .. oppose .. whine

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Yet Another Case About The Jurisdiction
Over Internet Libel Charges

Yet Another Case About The Jurisdiction
Over Internet Libel Charges 03/14/2005 05:27 PM
This is a legal question that's going to keep showing up: is a news publisher liable for libel laws in countries other than where they publish, if they publish on the web? A few years ago, an Australian court ruled yes, saying an Australian man could sue Dow Jones in Australia over a story they wrote and hosted in the US. Last month, a similar case got some attention, but this time, because the person who felt wrong lived in Saudi Arabia, but sued in the UK because they have stricter libel laws. This, of course, demonstrates the real problem with leaving this jurisdictional question open: people will jurisdiction shop to find one with more favorable laws. The latest case adds another twist. A former UN official accused of various "sexual and financial transgressions" is suing the Washington Post over their stories on the subject in Canada. A Canadian court has said this is okay. In his defense, he does live in Canada. However, he didn't move there until three years after the article was published. Either way, these types of cases are going to become increasingly common, and certain locations will build up reputations for (a) allowing internet libel cases that originated elsewhere to be heard there and (b) for regularly siding with the individual making the accusations.

Doctor Who actor wins libel case

Doctor Who actor wins libel case 06/29/2004 09:08 AM
Actor Christopher Eccleston, who stars in the new Doctor Who, wins a libel case over his professional conduct.

Calif. Woman Sues Schwarzenegger for
Libel

Calif. Woman Sues Schwarzenegger for
Libel 12/09/2003 01:33 AM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 9 2003 0:32AM ET

Law Offers Internet Publishers Scant
Guidance on Libel

Law Offers Internet Publishers Scant
Guidance on Libel 06/16/2004 09:26 PM
Online Journalism Review Jun 17 2004 1:19AM GMT

Amazon pays libel damages again over
Northern Ireland book

Amazon pays libel damages again over
Northern Ireland book 12/22/2003 09:04 AM
Third time around

No Caterpillar, No Cocoon? -
Plus--Whistling past the libel
graveyard. By Mickey Kaus

No Caterpillar, No Cocoon? -
Plus--Whistling past the libel
graveyard. By Mickey Kaus 07/23/2004 09:38 AM
Mickey Kaus .. Kausfiles' .. Kausfiles .. MK

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Libel Suit 9/11 - Michael Moore's
hysterical, empty threats. By Jack
Shafer

Libel Suit 9/11 - Michael Moore's
hysterical, empty threats. By Jack
Shafer 06/22/2004 12:19 PM
Libel Suit 9/11: Michael Moore's hysterical, empty threats .. runs the gauntlet of Michael Moore's lawyers .. eggs him on

slate.msn.com/id/2102725
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CyberMonday Morning: South Korean
E-Libel Law Struck Down; Three States
Want To Join Oracle Antitrust Suit; Ch

CyberMonday Morning: South Korean
E-Libel Law Struck Down; Three States
Want To Join Oracle Antitrust Suit; Ch 04/12/2004 07:26 PM
AVN Online Apr 12 2004 11:05PM GMT

Johnston McLamb Honored Nationally as
One of the 50 Best Places to Work SHRM
and GPTW Name Top 50 “Best Small &
Medium Companies to Work for in America”

Johnston McLamb Honored Nationally as
One of the 50 Best Places to Work SHRM
and GPTW Name Top 50 “Best Small &
Medium Companies to Work for in America” 06/30/2004 03:11 AM
Johnston McLamb CASE Solutions, Inc. has been named among the top 50 Best Small & Medium Companies to Work for in America. The list was announced on June 28th before 12,000 human resource (HR) professionals at the Society for Human Resource Management’s (SHRM) 56th Annual Conference & Exposition in New Orleans [PRWEB Jun 30, 2004]

Democrats Affiliated with Gephardt and
Kerry Broadcast New Ad Criticizing Dean.
Come On Guys, Don't Do Karl Rove's Work
Hatchet Work for Him. 12/13

Democrats Affiliated with Gephardt and
Kerry Broadcast New Ad Criticizing Dean.
Come On Guys, Don't Do Karl Rove's Work
Hatchet Work for Him. 12/13 12/14/2003 09:03 AM
fear-mongering attack ad .. Robert Gibbs .. Democrats

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Work-Life Balance Tilting Too Much
Towards Work

Work-Life Balance Tilting Too Much
Towards Work 11/14/2003 02:51 PM
One of the downsides to the fact that people can work whenever they want is that it's sometimes hard for people to stop working. According to a study done in Europe, many overly stressed out workers are asking their bosses to cut their hours and salary just to gain back some control over their lives. Meanwhile, many bosses in IT are increasingly worried that their staff is going to burn out. Of course, a lot of that could be solved if companies hired more people, but they still seem hesitant to do so.

"DARFUR UPDATE: I SYMPATHIZE WITH THESE
SENTIMENTS but it won't work: If the
Sudanese government can't or won't act,
and the threat of international
sanctions (the U.S. already has
sanctions in place) doesn't work, then
troops it must be. The ideal..."

"DARFUR UPDATE: I SYMPATHIZE WITH THESE
SENTIMENTS but it won't work: If the
Sudanese government can't or won't act,
and the threat of international
sanctions (the U.S. already has
sanctions in place) doesn't work, then
troops it must be. The ideal..." 07/05/2004 02:41 PM

Microsoft moving work to India: US
union: Microsoft is shifting high-level
work such as the next

Microsoft moving work to India: US
union: Microsoft is shifting high-level
work such as the next 07/31/2004 03:35 AM
NDTV Jul 31 2004 7:09AM GMT

Man, 18, on murder charge

Man, 18, on murder charge 07/04/2004 02:09 PM
A man will appear in court charged with murder and attempted murder following the death of a 19-year-old in Abergele, north Wales.

Murder She Wrote

Murder She Wrote 06/23/2004 06:23 AM

Halley wri tes:

Blog Murder

Is there a reason Dave Winer just killed 3000 blogs -- like this one (Tom Matrullo's) and this one (Dean Landsman's) and this one (Craig's Booknotes)-- and no one, including Slashdot has the balls to write about it?!

At least he's taken the gloves off -- if you thought he was a cuddly teddy bear friend of all bloggers -- you might want to rethink that.

then she added later:

And if you want to take the time to read what I wrote -- I never called anyone a "murderer" as some have claimed -- and my question was why no one else had written about it.

Halley obviously has some harsh feelings against Dave, feelings that distorts her view on anything Dave does.  I think it is all right for a person to not like another person.  But I think she should have just said so instead of practically calling Dave a murderer on flimsy evidences and then, instead of apologizing, resort to playing word games.

To Both Sides of Weblogs.com Conflict

I have a problem understanding people who routinely go beyond the needs of momentary emotional ranting to shred another person's reputation in public.  Over and over, they portray the focus of their anger as the ultimate evil.  What are they trying to accomplish?  If they are successful, then the person will be ruined professionally and shunned socially.  Is that really what they want?

If I could give them an advice, it is this:

If you are chasing, you better be ready to catch.

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