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[Article] Students barred from exams over haircuts

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  • #202
    philologos
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,479 ✭✭✭✭philologos


    okay, that sucks....


  • #203
    DublinWriter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,565 ✭✭✭DublinWriter


    nesf wrote:
    Actually it's a grey area and afaik it's unclear in Irish law whether it's boards or the poster who is responsible for the comment. Forums seem to be under the same heading as newspapers et al with Irish law last time I heard it being discussed. The law might have changed though.

    True, there's very little case law/precident, but Irish Courts tend to look to similar cases in the UK in some contexts.

    Recently motleyfool.co.uk (a forum for investors) got sued for £250K for defamation regarding comments posted by a user regarding a particular futures trader working for a big city bank.


  • #204
    DublinWriter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,565 ✭✭✭DublinWriter


    Sonofagun_90 wrote:
    Ok, fair enough. But it is actually true.
    Not heresy.

    That's as maybe, but your original statement would still put boards.ie under a measure of legal exposure.


  • #205
    kwiva-g
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 52 ✭✭kwiva-g


    boards.ie terms and conditions wrote:
    All messages express the views of the author, and neither the owners of boards.ie, nor Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd. (developers of vBulletin) will be held responsible for the content of any message.
    I don't think this is law but surely it would clear up any trouble in such a case?:confused:


  • #206
    DublinWriter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,565 ✭✭✭DublinWriter


    kwiva-g wrote:
    I don't think this is law but surely it would clear up any trouble in such a case?:confused:

    Nope. It's like me giving you a disclaimer when you enter my house stating "the owner of this house reserves the right to kill and butcher you in a manner in which he sees fit".


  • #207
    nesf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,644 ✭✭✭✭nesf


    kwiva-g wrote:
    I don't think this is law but surely it would clear up any trouble in such a case?:confused:

    It's like if the Sun put that disclaimer on the front page and then printed a libelous article. The Sun would still be liable for it afaik. Disclaimers have their limits.

    It is silly though, it's not like this site is totally pre-moderated or anything.


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