[quote=CBad]Hang on, this lady is not a “blogger”. She posted a comment on someone’s blog. Do I not understand the definition of a blogger or something? I don’t consider these replies on a forum to be blogging nor do I consider myself a blogger. How can these silly replies be considered publishing? It is not her website. I think the courts are way off on this one but it seems like her big mistake is the staged computer theft (which she shouldn’t have to turn over in the first place).[/quote]
I agree with you that she’s not a blogger, she’s a commenter or participant in a message board.
But I also agree with the line in the article: “Defamation is defamation no matter whether it is written on paper or on a blog”
(quoted above by asragov)
People need to think before they type. Just like they need to think before they speak in public. This person alleged things that are in dispute, as fact. Denied they typed it, then failed to produce their computer. The reason Lyndal Harrington is in jail is for contempt, not for blogging.
(But I insert the same disclaimer as FSD – this is not advice, legal or otherwise. Don’t act on what I type. I’m not a lawyer or a blogger.
