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25 April 2006, 02:37 PM
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Law and Adverts
Are adverts on boards like this subject to the Laws of the Land
i.e. they have to be true and fair etc etc
No problem with any ad on here btw, just have seen an advert on a small non related BBS which is so obviously false when I advised "admin" i was told to "get a life" the internet doesn't come under the UK Law
i.e. they have to be true and fair etc etc
No problem with any ad on here btw, just have seen an advert on a small non related BBS which is so obviously false when I advised "admin" i was told to "get a life" the internet doesn't come under the UK Law
25 April 2006, 02:44 PM
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Originally Posted by The Knives are out
Are adverts on boards like this subject to the Laws of the Land
i.e. they have to be true and fair etc etc
No problem with any ad on here btw, just have seen an advert on a small non related BBS which is so obviously false when I advised "admin" i was told to "get a life" the internet doesn't come under the UK Law
i.e. they have to be true and fair etc etc
No problem with any ad on here btw, just have seen an advert on a small non related BBS which is so obviously false when I advised "admin" i was told to "get a life" the internet doesn't come under the UK Law
Yes ASA regulates all new media..
25 April 2006, 02:45 PM
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Isn't that what the 'coverall' statement is for though.
This site and all material contained in it blah blah blah, is the opinion of the user and is not supported in any way by scoobynet etc etc slopey shoulders, etc. ?
This site and all material contained in it blah blah blah, is the opinion of the user and is not supported in any way by scoobynet etc etc slopey shoulders, etc. ?
25 April 2006, 02:46 PM
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Originally Posted by lightning101
Isn't that what the 'coverall' statement is for though.
This site and all material contained in it blah blah blah, is the opinion of the user and is not supported in any way by scoobynet etc etc slopey shoulders, etc. ?
This site and all material contained in it blah blah blah, is the opinion of the user and is not supported in any way by scoobynet etc etc slopey shoulders, etc. ?
..and in fact as a moderator if you fail to act against a complaint aimed at a BBS content you will end up in deep doo-doo*
* techical term sorry
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Originally Posted by The Knives are out
Are adverts on boards like this subject to the Laws of the Land
i.e. they have to be true and fair etc etc
No problem with any ad on here btw, just have seen an advert on a small non related BBS which is so obviously false when I advised "admin" i was told to "get a life" the internet doesn't come under the UK Law
i.e. they have to be true and fair etc etc
No problem with any ad on here btw, just have seen an advert on a small non related BBS which is so obviously false when I advised "admin" i was told to "get a life" the internet doesn't come under the UK Law
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So if I said a person on scoobynet was ugly and everyone else thought she was 'worth a poke', would I be liable for slander or mis-representation under the provision of UK law, or would I be best just to put a bag on her head and a bag on my head and get on with the job ?
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25 April 2006, 02:52 PM
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The ASA applies the 'country of origin' principle - if we can determine that an advertisement originated in the UK or the company that hosts the advertisement is based in the UK, we will seek to resolve a complaint. If the advertisement originated outside the UK we may be able to refer the complaint on to our equivalent body in the relevant country.
25 April 2006, 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by lightning101
So if I said a person on scoobynet was ugly and everyone else thought she was 'worth a poke', would I be liable for slander or mis-representation under the provision of UK law, or would I be best just to put a bag on her head and a bag on my head and get on with the job ?
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I'll try and find the case if I have time.
25 April 2006, 03:00 PM
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So if someone insinuated that a thread was 'fit for muppets' and it was later declared fit for NSR consumption, legal proceedings could be taking by the party in the first part thereof de blah legal jargon de blah against the proposed insinuator in the latter
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Originally Posted by lightning101
So if someone insinuated that a thread was 'fit for muppets' and it was later declared fit for NSR consumption, legal proceedings could be taking by the party in the first part thereof de blah legal jargon de blah against the proposed insinuator in the latter
*or no, maybe *shrugs*
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Thanks for that
I have contacted the ASA who have aknowledged my complaint and will be contacting the company and the BBS concerned
I have contacted the ASA who have aknowledged my complaint and will be contacting the company and the BBS concerned
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