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What is the "Demon Case"
Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Started conversation Apr 21, 2001
I have absolutly no idea. 
Otherwise that all made a lot of sense. I knew Sanity would return to this place eventually. She was probably just on an extended holiday.
Clive 
What is the "Demon Case"
Dizzy H. Muffin Posted Apr 22, 2001
[YK] When you say "Returned", what exactly do you mean by /that/? I don't think she ever /was/ here before.
[Janine] She's briefly considered entering and then decided not to bother with this. 
What is the "Demon Case"
Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Apr 25, 2001
Oh I get it! Not Demon Case like "the Radcliffe Murder" or the the case of "R v Smith" but "Demon" as in Worst-Case-Scenario!
Clive (D'oh!) 
What is the "Demon Case"
Dizzy H. Muffin Posted Apr 25, 2001
[YK] Er, no it isn't.
[Janine] A Mr. Demon was on this BBC site, and someone libeled against him, and so he sued the BBC for letting it happen.
[Mackenzie] Humans are insane that way, aren't they?
[Mog] Kupo!
What is the "Demon Case"
Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Apr 25, 2001
darn. 
What is the "Demon Case"
Martin Harper Posted Apr 25, 2001
Actually, it was a Mr. Godfrey who was libelled on newsgroups hosted by Demon...
What is the "Demon Case"
Dizzy H. Muffin Posted Apr 26, 2001
[YK] D'OH!
[Janine] Oops.
[Mackenzie] Er...
[Mog] Kupo!
What is the "Demon Case"
xyroth Posted Apr 26, 2001
but the problem was that the poster libeled someone pretending to be mr godfrey, and when he told demon this, they refused to do anything.
What is the "Demon Case"
Deidzoeb Posted Apr 26, 2001
From what I've read about the Demon case, it should reinforce the legal standing of websites that use reactive moderation of contributions by the public. Demon refused to remove a message when they were warned it was libelous. If they had removed it as he requested, they would have been doing everything within reason and within their power to prevent libel from occurring. I don't think the court would have upheld a judgment against them if they had removed it soon after Godfrey reported the problem.
What is the "Demon Case"
Dizzy H. Muffin Posted Apr 26, 2001
And the Beeb is using pre-emptive moderation.
What is the "Demon Case"
Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Apr 26, 2001
I think the Subcom was trying to pint out that the beeb should stop using pre-emptive and go reactive instead.
What is the "Demon Case"
Dizzy H. Muffin Posted Apr 26, 2001
[YK] That's what I'm thinking.
[Janine] Me too.
[Mackenzie] We just didn't say it in so many words.
[Mog] Kupo!
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What is the "Demon Case"
- 1: Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. (Apr 21, 2001)
- 2: Dizzy H. Muffin (Apr 22, 2001)
- 3: Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. (Apr 25, 2001)
- 4: Dizzy H. Muffin (Apr 25, 2001)
- 5: Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. (Apr 25, 2001)
- 6: Martin Harper (Apr 25, 2001)
- 7: Dizzy H. Muffin (Apr 26, 2001)
- 8: xyroth (Apr 26, 2001)
- 9: Deidzoeb (Apr 26, 2001)
- 10: Dizzy H. Muffin (Apr 26, 2001)
- 11: Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. (Apr 26, 2001)
- 12: Dizzy H. Muffin (Apr 26, 2001)
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