In Norway a 17 year old girl was found guilty of chicane via an public online discussion forum.
The punishment for calling another girl a 'whore' is a fine of 4500 Norwigean crowns (about $650). The judge in the case ment that the sued teen had violated the counterpart by reckless behaviour.
Many believe that the sentence is a violation of the freedom of speech, but the court did not see it that way. The court is giving equal status between chicane and bullying/flaming, with support of an expert in the freedom of expression that has a doctor degree in the field.
Unfortunately the only link I could find is in Norwegian.
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It's good to see that US has some competition when it comes to ridiculous lawsuits.
It's good that we would never-ever do such thing as flame someone online... Right?
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April 27th, 2004 04:43 AM #1Bullfrog
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Sued for flaming in online forums?
"Making the simple complicated is commonplace, making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that is creativity."
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April 27th, 2004 02:28 PM #2Administrator
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Good lord, that is hideous.
People should remember this sort of thing when they rag on the US.Capitalization is the difference between "I had to help my Uncle Jack off a horse." and "I had to help my uncle jack off a horse."
There is never a good time for lazy writing!
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April 30th, 2004 10:14 PM #3Tree Frog
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HMM
You are all filthy, filthy whores!
Come get me Norway.
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