Posted on 06-Apr-2004 07:24 GMT by Christian Kemp (Edited on 2004-04-06 10:09:44 GMT by Christian Kemp) | 1057 comments View flat View list |
I am currently being threatened by my former employer (they are "compelled [to] take action against [me]") for the way I am running ANN, and how this allegedly violates my employment contract with them ("interfere _in any manner_ with any business relationship between the Company and any of its customers or business partners"). This might entail drastic changes to the relative freedom of speech ANN has always allowed its visitors, or ANN might close down altogether. Updated 10:00 CET.
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Posted by Bernie Meyer on 07-Apr-2004 22:27 GMT | In reply to Comment 484 (Fabio Alemagna): Fabio, I am an EU citizen. The laws in the EU are not nearly as uniform as you would like people to think.I am fairly certain that neither you nor me *know* the intricacies of Luxemburg-or-whatever-jurisdiction-governs-Christian's-employment laws regarding libel, slander, and defamation of character. Most likely, neither does Christian.Add to that that Genesi is, in its own understanding, a multinational company, and that the issue, as I understand it, is not whether Christian actively libelled Genesi, but whether Christian through his moderation (or lack thereof) allowed Genesi's image to be damaged --- essentially whether Christian allowed libel to remain on ann.lu --- and EU law might be completely irrelevant regarding the comments themselves.Now, don't get me wrong --- I, personally, think this would get laughed out of court if it ever came to it. But I, personally, thought the exact same thing about the Genesi vs Amiga case, and look where that lead..... |
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