Comments on: Free speech in Canada

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 14:32:31 +0000

Here’s some free speech for you: You’re being an idiot.

Criticism isn not evidence of lack of freedom; it’s proof of it.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 02:03:45 +0000

I know I’m coming into this late but I’ve only just discovered the story. Mine is a different perspective, being the victim of persistent allegations though fortunately others have recently come to the defence. I run a social purpose business based in the UK (we promote economic development and advocate social enterprise) and it all started with a letter I recieved from foreign aid workers describing “concentration camp” condition in an Ukrainian institution for disabled children.

For the last few weeks we’ve been plagued with accusations which start with drug and alchohol abuse an end with suggestions that we’re conducting the biggest scam the world has ever known. The pepretrator is known to us having his passport details and letters of complaint written to other parties which bear his name. The objective would appear to be to wipe the story off the news by any means,l including impersonation of a colleague’s ID to misrepresent him.

Recently at least, one forum has taken a stand and banned him completely for conducting a hate campaign, most others are oblivious.

Search my name and the story “Ukraine Death Camps for Children” and you’ll no doubt see what I mean

Jeff Mowatt

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sun, 20 Aug 2006 03:32:46 +0000

Hemming and Sharman appear not to understand free speech or democracy.

Unfortunately, Jon these idiots are helping to destroy a great website.

Hemming and Sharman - Kiss My Ass !

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 15:02:36 +0000

I totally agree with this story - freedom of speech is being threatened everywhere. Even in England, at a humble secondary school, I was threatened with expulsion from the school - and even the possibility of legal action - purely because, during a discussion about the school in an internet forum, I happened to say how I felt about my headteacher.

Ok, maybe what I said was wrong. I’m not denying that. I’m just pointing out that this was my own opinion and I don’t see why such action had to be taken. My headteacher said to me ‘what makes you think you can behave like that?’. Has she not seen satirical television programmes? They insult the prime minister, prominent politicians and celebrities - yet these people don’t get in legal trouble for it! Anyway, it’s hardly as if my headteacher actually suffered becasue of these comments. I felt I had a right to make them. But, apparently, if you put it on a website, it can be construed as libel. Even though, for me, blogging is simply like a phonecall to all of my friends at once.

So I support this completely. People should not sue people just for saying what they believe (unless, of course it causes serious harm). Plus, the internet IS sharing. It’s sharing material with other people. Apparently, though, in SOME aspects - particularly those of the music industry - it is considered wrong. Weren’t we all taught to share?

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 13:41:27 +0000

I Belive that we all share responcibility for almost everything that we do but to file a friviliss law on someone just cause they want to be nice to someone is kind of sick well so we are talking about the rich aren’t we. I remember when we used to be able to copy casset’s for somone and we did alot of that all the time. I’m sorry but I dont see the reson for it. like gas whats the big deal about that I remember when we owned the oil field’s over sea’s it was our steel that built that place and now we are scared to take it back I dont think so it’s all about money. I have a car that get’s 60 miles per gal and you would think that the car people would build more of them hell know they want fuel econamy to go to hell it make’s them more money so the rich get richer and well you know the rest so good luck im geting ready to go to canada were they kill for a reason under God not under a flag…

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sun, 02 Jul 2006 14:02:28 +0000

In the case above, it was obvious that people was to scared to come public with information. The blogs provided much more information than any interview and/or summons to appear as witness in court. The company faces, also with the assistance of blogs, a massive +/- 3,000.00 charges. Blogs can be good and bad, it’s for the reader of the comments to decide what is good and bad. Furthermore, the fact that they reacted to a blog, states that there is more to the comment than what meets the eye. Worth investigating.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sun, 02 Jul 2006 13:59:09 +0000

In South Africa a Company named Tigon did the same type of thing, however this is related to the biggest fraud in RSA. (www.thetigonbook.co.za). The woman, Sue Bennett, has the same mentality of sueing people and distroying their lives. They tried to sue journalists and also ban www.moneyweb.co.za from having blogs where some fital information was posted by members in the public which helped our authorities to investigte the complicated fraud. They, obviously failed in their attemp. It’s worth the while to search our court records to see the line of argument by the laywers. A word of advice - allign yourself with champions!

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sun, 02 Jul 2006 13:56:37 +0000

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 08:39:01 +0000

Canada free???
Isn’t Canada part of Alaska??
Amerikans think so!

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sun, 11 Jun 2006 19:06:38 +0000

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sun, 11 Jun 2006 03:09:30 +0000

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sun, 11 Jun 2006 01:57:11 +0000

I would donate to you, but i wrote you several emails and you ignored me.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sat, 10 Jun 2006 02:29:01 +0000

I am on the island as well - Salt Spring =) I’ll be watching and if I can be there, I will be there.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 08:34:18 +0000

And that obviously meant I had to submit to being arse raped by the advertiser and all their mates. And I had to promise them my firstborn child. And I had to give them my cat as a down payment on the kid.

And I had to murder the employees of their compeditors.

And I had to sell heroin for them too. And shelter the CEOs fugitive brother-in-law from the US marshals. And donate my wife’s kidney to him when he was shot during a raid on my house…

Get a fucking grip pal, you’ve been studying RIAA operating methods for too long.

Jon has space on the site, the advertisers have money. If you think the relationship goes further than that, you’re deluding yourself.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 01:41:04 +0000

-= Disclaimer:This is just my opinion. =-
- As such I’m NOT suggesting any comment following -
- this preface is true. In fact I live in a fairy-tale -
- and nothing I say should be taken seriously. -

Not really.
The suit has nothing to do with anything Jon wrote.
It has to do with an article provided by Associated Press ( not being sued ), and responses written by other people in the comments section, one of which Sharman REALLY wants the identity of.

The only truth you told is that BC does have different laws.

Notably, thanks to all the attention Sharman insisted on, those
laws just may change for the better.

buh bye Gachnar

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Wed, 07 Jun 2006 21:52:04 +0000

not really. problem is the suit is over what Jon wrote as well. Also BC has different laws.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Wed, 07 Jun 2006 20:54:37 +0000

“if only Hemming had paid advertising you’d be entirely different…..”

She doesn’t??? I guess all that spyware she puts into her application and locks up peoples computers is just there out of the goodness of her heart.

You’re obsessed with streamcast Nikki, er I mean ms/mr troll

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Wed, 07 Jun 2006 20:46:47 +0000

lol

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Wed, 07 Jun 2006 20:09:03 +0000

-= Disclaimer: This is just my opinion. =-
- As such I’m NOT suggesting any comment -
- following this preface is true. In fact -
- I live in a fairy-tale and nothing I -
- say should be taken seriously. -

LOL,
its starting to remind me of a Halloween episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer ….

The one with the eensy-weensy demon ( actual size ) that said
” fear me, Feeeeear me ” in an itsy bitsy voice. Then Giles stepped
on it like a cockroach.

The troll has turned itself into a cartoon, a caricature and thus
ended it’s usefulness to anyone

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Wed, 07 Jun 2006 17:11:23 +0000

lol more creative in the way it says the same things, only this time it added more BS.

Mr. Troll probably doesn’t like the fact S&H will lose.

Mr. Troll doesn’t like the fact u have advertizers that won’t go to his p2p web site.

Mr. Troll doesn’t like the fact the BBC and many others are picking up the story.

Mr. Troll doesn’t like the fact he will soon lose his shill-money!