[Imc-sydney] FAIRLY URGENT - TAKEDOWN NOTICE (Crown Solicitor)

[Andrew McNaughton]

Cameron Gregg wrote:
> Please note: this list is archived and searchable via the web.
> Pyewacket Cat wrote:
>> Please note: this list is archived and searchable via the web.
>>
>> Does anyone know what happened about this article? Would it be
>> possible to find out from the Crown Solicitors which part of the
>> article is defamatory and just change that rather than remove whole
>> articles? Surely the whole article doesn't need to be taken down just
>> because of some offensive phrases.
>>
>
> I don't even know which article it is. Has anyone got a URL?
The URL was posted on this list a couple of times recently, so check the
archives if you don't have a copy of past list content yourself.


> Also, this story is interesting, Whirlpool.net.au is getting sued for
> comments users made:
>
> http://www.smh.com.au/news/web/whirlpool-fury-at-legal-gag/2007/09/12/1189276778252.html
>
I suspect this suit is a long shot, but is a mechanism to beat up  on
whirlpool just by forcing them to go to court and so forth.  It's a good
example of why Australia needs anti-SLAPP legislation.

Andrew