I designed a webite for employees to voice their concerns and complaints on. Now another employee posted comments the company sees as a threat. His comments were obviously in jest. He spoke as though he was a Star Wars Jedi and his comment was "If I would have had my light saber I would have decapitated her for
saying, I didn't ask her if she needed anything else." Now, because I registered the domain they are threatening to release me and hold me legally accountable.
2007-07-13 12:03:29 · 4 answers · asked by mattheath17 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Yes, at the large company I used to work for, they sued a webmaster for IP addresses of his posters and won. They were talking about a work slowdown (This was a union.) Yes, companies have the money to take it through the court system and bring you to your knees. And believe me, they're watching.
Agree with the guy above me, take it down if they ask first. But they *can* also sue you for information about the posters (IP adresses).
2007-07-13 12:08:19 · answer #1 · answered by tttplttttt 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Generally, no -- unless the webmaster was editorial authority or discretion over what gets posted.
If posts occur automatically, then the webmaster can only be legally liable if they fail to take down a posting given proper notice (specific laws vary, but that's the gist).
2007-07-13 12:07:47 · answer #2 · answered by coragryph 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-09 06:17:39 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't see why not, but coragryph usually knows the answers to questions like these.
2007-07-13 12:13:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋