sued over calling someone ugly?

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daphneswimming

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hello,
Can one be sued for posting a person's name-"bill cummings," his photo, and calling "bill" ugly on an internet forum? Bill had alllready posted his name and photos publicly on other sites. The site they were posted to without his permission is filled with similar sorts of juvenile insults which "bill" and his freinds take part in, too. Can you be sued for harrassment, defamation, etc?

thanks for your help
 
Q: Can you be sued for harrassment, defamation, etc?

A: Anyone can and may sue anybody for anything at any time anywhere.
 
The "SeniorJudge" leaves out the fact if you run to the court house and file useless paper work, you can and will be sanctioned by the court. You will have to pay the other party's court cost's as well to defend against a frivolous claim.

"Bill" needs to contact local law enforcement, make a complaint. Then there is a "record" of which you can use in court.
 
The "SeniorJudge" leaves out the fact if you run to the court house and file useless paper work, you can and will be sanctioned by the court. You will have to pay the other party's court cost's as well to defend against a frivolous claim.


Have you ever actually seen this happen? It does, but quite rarely.


"Bill" needs to contact local law enforcement, make a complaint. Then there is a "record" of which you can use in court.

And the cops will say, "Go away, this is a civil matter." And they would be right.
 
hmmm, intersting, and love creating controversy between our resident scholars!:)

Can they legally subpeona my ip?
Even if they have to subpeana layers of ips from different countries?
Could they actually win?
Also,btw, objectively, Bill IS ugly.
 
Q: Can they legally subpeona my ip?

A: Yes.


Q: Even if they have to subpeana layers of ips from different countries?

A: Even if.


Q: Could they actually win?

A: I have no idea.


Also,btw, objectively, Bill IS ugly.:D

Then you got it made!
 
seniorjudge said:
The "SeniorJudge" leaves out the fact if you run to the court house and file useless paper work, you can and will be sanctioned by the court. You will have to pay the other party's court cost's as well to defend against a frivolous claim.


Have you ever actually seen this happen? It does, but quite rarely.


"Bill" needs to contact local law enforcement, make a complaint. Then there is a "record" of which you can use in court.

And the cops will say, "Go away, this is a civil matter." And they would be right.
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Who you trying to kid?

James Robert Murphy, 38, of Columbia, South Carolina, was sentenced to 5 years of probation, 500 hours of community service, and more than $12,000 in restitution today for two counts of Use of a Telecommunications Device (the internet) with Intent to Annoy, Abuse, Threaten or Harass.Task Force Targets Cyber Crime
This case was investigated by the Northwest Cyber Crime Task Force, composed of the FBI, United States Secret Service, Internal Revenue Service, Seattle Police Department, and Washington State Patrol. The NWCCTF investigates Cyber-related violations including criminal computer intrusions, intellectual property theft, child pornography and internet fraud.
The Task Force brings federal, state and local law enforcement agencies together to share intelligence and conduct joint investigations.
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The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)
The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) is a partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C). IC3's mission is to serve as a vehicle to receive, develop, and refer criminal complaints regarding the rapidly expanding arena of cyber crime. The IC3 gives the victims of cyber crime a convenient and easy-to-use reporting mechanism that alerts authorities of suspected criminal or civil violations. For law enforcement and regulatory agencies at the federal, state, and local level, IC3 provides a central referral mechanism for complaints involving Internet related crimes.
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hmm

Yeah, but James did alot more than call her ugly. He defamed, crossed into her day to day life by sending her and her coworkers emails, and pornographic images, and threatened her.

http://www.google.com/search?source...bert+Murphy,+38,+of+Columbia,+South+Carolina,

Isn't there some level you have to rise to before they can issue and follow through on a subpeona?

What are the parameters you have to stay in before it rises to the level someone can subpeona your i.p., let alone have the FEDS chase you down?


Or, can you basically say nothing, ever?
 
hmm.

Yes, but this James fellow did a whole lot more than call someone ugly

http://crime.about.com/od/online/a/web_harass.htm
"In May of 2002, Murphy began sending dozens of uninvited and harassing emails and facsimile (fax) messages to Ligon and her co-workers.
Murphy hid his identity with special email programs and created the "Anti Joelle Fan Club" (AJFC) and repeatedly sent threatening emails from this alleged group.
Murphy disseminated false information about Ligon's background to her co-workers. The harassment escalated over time, with Murphy sending pornographic material and making it appear that Ligon was sending the pornographic material to her co-workers at the City of Seattle. Even after Ligon was able to identify the person harassing her and get a court order barring contact, Murphy violated the order by sending an email denying he was the harasser.""

What is the level you have to rise to before a subpeona can be issued? Aren't there some parameters you can stay in, before a subpeona can be requested and granted?
 
"Annoy" is the key word. You don't have to make threats. Posting personal information is "Harassment".

Anyone at anytime can make a complaint to IC3.
 
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