Comments on: Google Defamation Suit in India Demonstrates Divide Over Freedom of Speech http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/08/google-defamation-suit-in-india-demonstrates-divide-over-freedom-of-speech.html Internet Marketing News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:00:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Games http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/08/google-defamation-suit-in-india-demonstrates-divide-over-freedom-of-speech.html/comment-page-1#comment-55030 Games Sat, 30 Aug 2008 16:18:07 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/08/google-defamation-suit-in-india-demonstrates-divide-over-freedom-of-speech.html#comment-55030 Bloggers should not be held accountable for their rants. We should have freedom of speech specially in the blogosphere. Bloggers should not be held accountable for their rants. We should have freedom of speech specially in the blogosphere.

]]> By: Amarnath http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/08/google-defamation-suit-in-india-demonstrates-divide-over-freedom-of-speech.html/comment-page-1#comment-54684 Amarnath Mon, 25 Aug 2008 05:43:00 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/08/google-defamation-suit-in-india-demonstrates-divide-over-freedom-of-speech.html#comment-54684 All said and done, google is not going to be brought down on its knees as the company which has filed suit thinks!! <em>Amarnath's last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nqdL/~3/373352965/what-is-seo.html' rel="nofollow">What is SEO?</a></em> All said and done, google is not going to be brought down on its knees as the company which has filed suit thinks!!

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]]> By: SATISH http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/08/google-defamation-suit-in-india-demonstrates-divide-over-freedom-of-speech.html/comment-page-1#comment-54368 SATISH Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:21:48 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/08/google-defamation-suit-in-india-demonstrates-divide-over-freedom-of-speech.html#comment-54368 @Webmaster's Forum, Hope it was a controversial post to get attention....but unfortunately it got the attention of court! <em>SATISH's last blog post..<a href='http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/technotip/~3/Ss2Qwmsilew/' rel="nofollow">Google face Lawsuit in India</a></em> @Webmaster’s Forum, Hope it was a controversial post to get attention….but unfortunately it got the attention of court!

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]]> By: Webmaster's Forum http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/08/google-defamation-suit-in-india-demonstrates-divide-over-freedom-of-speech.html/comment-page-1#comment-54321 Webmaster's Forum Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:57:43 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/08/google-defamation-suit-in-india-demonstrates-divide-over-freedom-of-speech.html#comment-54321 I don't understand why that company was so bothered about it....was that blog that famous?? I don’t understand why that company was so bothered about it….was that blog that famous??

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]]> By: SATISH http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/08/google-defamation-suit-in-india-demonstrates-divide-over-freedom-of-speech.html/comment-page-1#comment-54299 SATISH Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:50:07 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/08/google-defamation-suit-in-india-demonstrates-divide-over-freedom-of-speech.html#comment-54299 In India there is no problem with "Freedom of Speech", people speak whatever they want.....but the irony is, most of them don't hear it, as everyone is indulged busily in commenting on eachother ---- I am telling this by keeping Indian politicians in my mind. Everything else in India is cool. And about the court decision, it will be right in India, in most of the cases. <em>SATISH's last blog post..<a href='http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/technotip/~3/5YtbjnGFw7c/' rel="nofollow">Feedburner Chicklet after Migration</a></em> In India there is no problem with “Freedom of Speech”, people speak whatever they want…..but the irony is, most of them don’t hear it, as everyone is indulged busily in commenting on eachother —- I am telling this by keeping Indian politicians in my mind.
Everything else in India is cool. And about the court decision, it will be right in India, in most of the cases.

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]]> By: My SEO Experiment http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/08/google-defamation-suit-in-india-demonstrates-divide-over-freedom-of-speech.html/comment-page-1#comment-54277 My SEO Experiment Sat, 16 Aug 2008 21:31:43 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/08/google-defamation-suit-in-india-demonstrates-divide-over-freedom-of-speech.html#comment-54277 Wow, but thanks to google - his identify will remain hidden =) go Google <em>My SEO Experiment's last blog post..<a href='http://www.seekposition.com/2008/08/my-first-step-getting-links-from-blogs/' rel="nofollow">My first step - Getting links from blogs</a></em> Wow, but thanks to google – his identify will remain hidden =) go Google

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]]> By: Ashley http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/08/google-defamation-suit-in-india-demonstrates-divide-over-freedom-of-speech.html/comment-page-1#comment-54271 Ashley Sat, 16 Aug 2008 20:13:06 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/08/google-defamation-suit-in-india-demonstrates-divide-over-freedom-of-speech.html#comment-54271 Freedom of speech is a fair tendency but who follows it now ? Freedom of speech is a fair tendency but who follows it now ?

]]> By: Fifty Studio http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/08/google-defamation-suit-in-india-demonstrates-divide-over-freedom-of-speech.html/comment-page-1#comment-54266 Fifty Studio Sat, 16 Aug 2008 19:05:15 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/08/google-defamation-suit-in-india-demonstrates-divide-over-freedom-of-speech.html#comment-54266 it's also interesting to see "Freedom of Speech" - a phrase found in the U.S. Constitution, applied to other countries. Now, the U.S. doesn't have trademark to this or anything, but it's ironic .... <em>Fifty Studio's last blog post..<a href='http://www.fiftystudio.com/news/utah-web-design/im-a-web-designer/' rel="nofollow">I'm a Web Designer</a></em> it’s also interesting to see “Freedom of Speech” – a phrase found in the U.S. Constitution, applied to other countries. Now, the U.S. doesn’t have trademark to this or anything, but it’s ironic ….

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]]> By: Bill Hutchison http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/08/google-defamation-suit-in-india-demonstrates-divide-over-freedom-of-speech.html/comment-page-1#comment-54262 Bill Hutchison Sat, 16 Aug 2008 13:57:13 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/08/google-defamation-suit-in-india-demonstrates-divide-over-freedom-of-speech.html#comment-54262 Living in Australia I came across this first hand with my renovation web-site, www.renovateaustralia.com. We are renovating and house and had it lifted with the plan to enclose under. We hired a contractor to do the work for us, but after nearly 9-months of almost nothing being done we told him we wanted out of the contract. It got a bit ugly after that. On my web-site I documented some of what was happening, but actually left out the juicy stuff. I received a letter from this contractors lawyer stating that I would be sued if I didn't pull down the offending material and apologise. I pulled down the material, but did not apologise and that would be admitting that I did something wrong, when all I did was state what was happening. If I had pursued it I don't think that there would have been a basis for the lawsuit. But to fight it would have cost money, so I folded. It ended up being a pretty good scare tactic because he got what he wanted. It was not a pleasant experience, but it certainly made me a lot more careful with what I write on my site. After signing a new builder I waited for nearly 6-months before I put his name on the site, for fear that if things didn't work out I would be put in a vulnerable situation again. <em>Bill Hutchison's last blog post..<a href='http://www.renovateaustralia.com/2008/08/06/stop-the-sway-in-a-queenslander/' rel="nofollow">Stop the Sway in a Queenslander</a></em> Living in Australia I came across this first hand with my renovation web-site, www.renovateaustralia.com.

We are renovating and house and had it lifted with the plan to enclose under. We hired a contractor to do the work for us, but after nearly 9-months of almost nothing being done we told him we wanted out of the contract. It got a bit ugly after that.

On my web-site I documented some of what was happening, but actually left out the juicy stuff. I received a letter from this contractors lawyer stating that I would be sued if I didn’t pull down the offending material and apologise. I pulled down the material, but did not apologise and that would be admitting that I did something wrong, when all I did was state what was happening.

If I had pursued it I don’t think that there would have been a basis for the lawsuit. But to fight it would have cost money, so I folded. It ended up being a pretty good scare tactic because he got what he wanted.

It was not a pleasant experience, but it certainly made me a lot more careful with what I write on my site. After signing a new builder I waited for nearly 6-months before I put his name on the site, for fear that if things didn’t work out I would be put in a vulnerable situation again.

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]]> By: manuscrypts http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/08/google-defamation-suit-in-india-demonstrates-divide-over-freedom-of-speech.html/comment-page-1#comment-54261 manuscrypts Sat, 16 Aug 2008 10:39:17 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/08/google-defamation-suit-in-india-demonstrates-divide-over-freedom-of-speech.html#comment-54261 Hmm, as an individual I'm entitled to my opinion. But if you don't like it you can choose to delete this comment. So, there are checks and balances around. the company could very well refute Toxic Writer's claims with proof and make a mockery of him. but if he's right about it, the issue will be taken up by others too. i think bloggers themselves should be mature enough to categorise their rants as opinions, facts, guesstimates, 'a little bird told me' etc.. and they should be accountable. more importantly, its amazing how, even 4 years after the avnish bajaj (ebay) case, we, in India are still not clear about the laws, and liabilities of the publishing/distributing platform!! <em>manuscrypts's last blog post..<a href='http://www.manuscrypts.com/?p=923' rel="nofollow">Blog?Blogger..Bloggest</a></em> Hmm, as an individual I’m entitled to my opinion. But if you don’t like it you can choose to delete this comment. So, there are checks and balances around. the company could very well refute Toxic Writer’s claims with proof and make a mockery of him. but if he’s right about it, the issue will be taken up by others too.
i think bloggers themselves should be mature enough to categorise their rants as opinions, facts, guesstimates, ‘a little bird told me’ etc.. and they should be accountable.
more importantly, its amazing how, even 4 years after the avnish bajaj (ebay) case, we, in India are still not clear about the laws, and liabilities of the publishing/distributing platform!!

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]]> By: San Nayak http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/08/google-defamation-suit-in-india-demonstrates-divide-over-freedom-of-speech.html/comment-page-1#comment-54239 San Nayak Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:12:54 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/08/google-defamation-suit-in-india-demonstrates-divide-over-freedom-of-speech.html#comment-54239 WoW, it is really interesting to here this. It is also big of a deal to comment on this issue. I personally believe there is a "freedom of speech" in India as long as we really understand the real meaning of it. There is no place for baseless facts or arguments in this world. We all have rights to quote our voice and answerable to it when it gets on us. <em>San Nayak's last blog post..<a href='http://www.sannayak.com/a-must-watch-video-for-inspiration-by-professor-randy-pausch-last-lecture/' rel="nofollow">A Must Watch Video for Inspiration by Professor Randy Pausch - Last Lecture</a></em> WoW, it is really interesting to here this. It is also big of a deal to comment on this issue. I personally believe there is a “freedom of speech” in India as long as we really understand the real meaning of it. There is no place for baseless facts or arguments in this world. We all have rights to quote our voice and answerable to it when it gets on us.

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]]> By: Nicole Price http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/08/google-defamation-suit-in-india-demonstrates-divide-over-freedom-of-speech.html/comment-page-1#comment-54219 Nicole Price Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:48:23 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/08/google-defamation-suit-in-india-demonstrates-divide-over-freedom-of-speech.html#comment-54219 Freedom of expression is all very well as long as you are not trampling on someoneelse's toes without any basis. Litigation in any country is expensive, and if someone is suing google, they should be willing to go the distance. Unless we have the full story, it will be difficult to comment. <em>Nicole Price's last blog post..<a href='http://www.greatpriceshere.com/2008/08/14/hard-drive-recovery/' rel="nofollow">My Tryst With Hard Drive Recovery</a></em> Freedom of expression is all very well as long as you are not trampling on someoneelse’s toes without any basis. Litigation in any country is expensive, and if someone is suing google, they should be willing to go the distance. Unless we have the full story, it will be difficult to comment.

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]]> By: Nick Stamoulis http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/08/google-defamation-suit-in-india-demonstrates-divide-over-freedom-of-speech.html/comment-page-1#comment-54218 Nick Stamoulis Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:37:27 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/08/google-defamation-suit-in-india-demonstrates-divide-over-freedom-of-speech.html#comment-54218 This is very interesting indeed. Whenever the freedom of speech topic comes up it always brings a good about of debate. My thought is that bloggers should back up any claims with as much information and good sources as possible. Becasue any person can start a blog and write and say anything they want, blogging as a medium will continue to evolve, with legitimate and spam blogs (aka splogs) fighting for the attention of readers. The old saying is still true..."consider the source!" <em>Nick Stamoulis's last blog post..<a href='http://www.searchengineoptimizationjournal.com/2008/08/15/seo-and-modifying-urls/' rel="nofollow">SEO And Modifying URL's</a></em> This is very interesting indeed. Whenever the freedom of speech topic comes up it always brings a good about of debate. My thought is that bloggers should back up any claims with as much information and good sources as possible.

Becasue any person can start a blog and write and say anything they want, blogging as a medium will continue to evolve, with legitimate and spam blogs (aka splogs) fighting for the attention of readers.

The old saying is still true…”consider the source!”

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