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Certain Unmentionable Concert Promoters

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  • 28-02-2009 10:52am
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    conolan
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 586 ✭✭✭


    Given that your history with CUCP (Certain Unmentionable Concert Promoters) goes back nearly 3 years, isn't it time to reconsider?
    What's changed?

    1. Lots of time has passed, maybe they couldn't care less anymore
    2. Facebook, bebo, blogs even bigger than they were and I'm sure CUCP get hammered there too.
    3. Bad publicity for CUCP more likely if they try 'censoring'.

    I'd like to suggest a strategy. Remove your own censorship quietly. Monitor the outcome. If CUCP issue another threatening letter, ask the relevant posters to place their comments on facebook, bebo etc and ask the poster to put a link from the boards.ie post, while removing the direct offensive reference.
    Tell CUCP that you have complied and refer them to legal departments of facebook, bebo etc.

    My guess is they won't bother you in the first place. Too busy sorting out their recession strategy I'm sure.
    Post edited by Shield on


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    RoundyMooney
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,910 ✭✭✭✭RoundyMooney


    I don't think this is, well, open for discussion tbh.

    Just a hunch, mind.


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    Ponster
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 10,912 Mod ✭✭✭✭Ponster


    They haven't just issued a letter, they are suing Boards.ie

    Your stratagy is a little idealistic IMO.


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    conolan
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 586 ✭✭✭conolan


    Users can't discuss policy and make suggestions?


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    RoundyMooney
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,910 ✭✭✭✭RoundyMooney


    conolan wrote: »
    Users can't discuss policy and make suggestions?

    Not in relation to an ongoing legal matter, no.

    Boards is quite right in their position on this.


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    Ponster
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 10,912 Mod ✭✭✭✭Ponster


    conolan wrote: »
    Users can't discuss policy and make suggestions?

    No. Not when users posts and opinions can be used against Boards.ie in a court of law.


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    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    conolan wrote: »
    Users can't discuss policy and make suggestions?
    Users generally have less knowledge about legal matters than lawyers do, so no not in this case.


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    conolan
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 586 ✭✭✭conolan


    Is it ongoing? Is there a court date? Have documents been filed in court?


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    RoundyMooney
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,910 ✭✭✭✭RoundyMooney


    Check the public record.

    Boards is under no obligation to keep the community informed on this matter.


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    Mr Magnolia
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 10,433 Mod ✭✭✭✭Mr Magnolia


    No discussion means no discussion.


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    conolan
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 586 ✭✭✭conolan


    RoundyMooney wrote: »
    Check the public record.

    Nothing since 2006. Nothing on courts.ie as far a case listing is concerned.


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    RoundyMooney
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,910 ✭✭✭✭RoundyMooney


    Well there you go. I'm sure when the company receive legal guidance to the effect that the matter can be discussed openly, then we'll know.

    Until then, you'll get no further information here.


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    conolan
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 586 ✭✭✭conolan


    The problem for those who are interested is that we can only assume that nothing is happening (therefore CUCP have 'won' by default) unless we know that the case will come to court.
    If this issue in general never comes to court in Ireland, we're left with a problem.
    Interesting though this English judgement as reported by TJ McIntyre

    http://tjmcintyre.com/2008/08/judge-bulletin-board-users-say-first.html


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    DeVore
    Business & Finance Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 32,387 Mod ✭✭✭✭DeVore


    We are in an ongoing, protracted court case as detailed before. We have exchanged documents and are awaiting further instructions.

    Thats all I can or will say at this point. Sorry, I'd say more but I cant.

    DeV.


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