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An article on website host directory keyed me into this “little” happening

“According to GreenZap Vice President Linda Murphy, attempts made by GreenZap to communicate with the bloggers were met with malicious attacks. GreenZap’s counsel sent several letters to Liquid Web, Inc. requesting it voluntarily shut down one of its hosted websites due to its harmful and libelous content, but to no avail. The registered owners of the website, Vodien, Inc., have a Singapore address and have ignored GreenZap in spite of the company’s attempts. In addition to the hosting company, GreenZap has been able to identify several individual bloggers responsible for many of the postings and intends to add them to the action.”

Basically, they are trying to hold the hosting company liable ,the website that has the blog and the bloggers.

Now on the other hand In October 2006, a Florida jury awarded one Sue Scheff $11.3 million in an Internet defamation lawsuit. The article revealed that Scheff filed a lawsuit after a blogger called her a “crook,” “con artist” and a “fraud” on an Internet message board.

So what do you think? Should a company be able to demand the removal of a website from a host? And if the host does not comply are they liable?

With suing a blogger for sharing their thoughts that could really get out of hand.. Should you be afraid that if you publish your thoughts on a product or service that you can be sued?

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Hard to make an informed comment, as we only have one perspective here. What did the bloggers actually post? The definition of libel is rather ambiguous, although part of it’s test is irreperable damages. However, it seems that the company has admitted to being able to reverse the alleged damge, at least based on the statements in this news snippet. It remains to be seen if they can build a case that is legally valid. Given that there is a precedent, they may have a chance.

Yes, I do believe websites should be shut down, such as forums, when things get out of hand and people’s lives are destroyed as a result. The Internet can be a great place that can be fun, educational, informational, among other things. To use it to destroy another person and their families is wrong and I don’t think it should be allowed. Not any more than it would be allowed in any other setting.

Isabelle Zehnder
Founder and President
Coalition Against Institutionalized Child Abuse (CAICA)
www.caica.org
info@caica.org

Mark Stratus, I have a Q for you. You wrote, “Plus GreenZap is not licensed with the State of Federal government at all to be in the business they are in. So they are committing a crime even saying that they provide these services.” Do you know for sure it is a crime, and also, can you tell me what federal agency might take enough interest to investigate and prosecute such a crime? I’m a victim of GreenZap, and would like to keep others from becoming the same. Thanks, Fred FredNatural@sbcglobal.net