Don't Sue DontDateHimGirl In The Wrong State
from the won't-get-you-very-far dept
There were already plenty of problems with the lawsuit filed by a guy upset about what some women wrote about him on a site called dontdatehimgirl.com. It has been widely discussed that the lawsuit against the site was poorly aimed, since the site was protected against libel charges under section 230 of the CDA. The site is just a service provider, which played no role in writing or verifying the content posted to the site, and therefore should have no liability for the content. However, it appears there was another problem with the suit: jurisdiction. The original lawsuit has been tossed out of a Pennsylvania court, with the judge noting that he has no jurisdiction over the site, which is based in Florida. With that, the liability issue wasn't even addressed -- but could certainly come back up if the suit is refiled in Florida.Thank you for reading this Techdirt post. With so many things competing for everyone’s attention these days, we really appreciate you giving us your time. We work hard every day to put quality content out there for our community.
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DontWorryAboutHislawyer.com
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DontQuotePoppaTitusOrYoullGetSued.com
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Too damn funny
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Just like that principal...
And besides that site is nothing more than a a bunch of angry women that want to make themselves feel better by annonymously bashing guys from the safety of their keyboards (keyboard kowards).
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Re: DontWorryAboutHislawyer.com
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These women are....
No standards or intelligence to see that they were taken advantage of.
Sheep for shearing, and got a bit too sheared!
LOL, game on.
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No Sympathy...
Here's an idea, GET SOME STANDARDS! I can give you a real quick run down of things to check before dating a guy:
1- Are they employed?
2- Do they own their own car?
3- Do they have their own place?
4- Can they figure out how to wear a hat sideways?
5- Are their pants 6 sizes too big?
6- Do they refer to you as their b*tch?
7- Are they half way articulate?
8- Would they strike you in a fight?
9- Are they financially independent from their parents?
10- Are they within a few years of your age? (mostly applies for people in their late teens early 20s)
If any of those are incorrect then you don't want to be dating them. Included below is a cheat sheet to let you know the correct answers:
1- Yes
2- Yes
3- Yes
4- No
5- No
6- No
7- Yes
8- No
9- Yes
10- No
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Re: No Sympathy...
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False accusations...
If the site seems to solicit negative postings, then there might be some justification. That doesn't seem to be the case with donthatehimgirl, though.
If somebody were to start a "ihatemyboss.com" site, soliciting horror stories about people's bosses, and then getting sued for it, they may have some culpability. (Warning: I checked and that URL is valid, although it redirects to a career site. I still wouldn't suggest trying that domain out on a work computer...!)
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Really now...
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@dorpus
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Re: Re: DontWorryAboutHislawyer.com
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I've been watching this lawsuit...
BTW, I run an equal opportunity complaints department at PlayerSnitch: I have both men and women reported (but I'll admit men outnumber women about 10:1). Want to vent about someone? You know where I am!
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Re: DontQuotePoppaTitusOrYoullGetSued.com
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People who fight with their keyboards
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Re: People who fight with their keyboards
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there is an "i hate my boss"
Australia is ahead here- they already have an I hate my boss site and it is funny! not only can you vent anonymously about your boss- you can find casual jobs in Australia too! thats cool i like it
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Re: No Sympathy... reply
no doubt, we are not sheeple.
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stupid website operators
What does that tell you about them? E-gads...
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dumb niggas
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