MySpace Accused Of Trampling Man's Right To 'Use Site In Peace'
from the ooooooooooooookay... dept
MySpace is at the center of another free-speech case, only this time it's the one that's alleged to be doing the infringing. A Missouri man has sued MySpace (unsurprisingly, pro se) for infringing his freedom of speech by "arbitrarily deleting TWO profiles" established by the man and a host of other complaints, including violating his "freedom to use the social networking site in peace". We're still looking through our copy of the Constitution to find the part about the right to use social-networking services, but maybe we've got an old version. Never mind that we thought the part about freedom of speech really only applied to the government; we weren't aware that it also meant private companies had to provide anyone and everyone with a platform to speak, and ensure it conforms to that person's every wish. They guy's stolen a few pages out of MySpace founder Brad Greenspan's playbook, and his blog-comment threats to bankrupt MySpace, bulldoze its headquarters and turn the area into a housing estate -- and then to sway Fox News' coverage even further to the right -- would seem to suggest that this case will meet the same kind of response as Greenspan's.
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Learn your rights people...
Someone should really start teaching these people what rights they have and do not have. This is almost as bad as all the people I encounter who believe it is their "right" to drive a car on the highway (Of course most of those people also believe they should be allowed to do so even at the risk of other drivers).
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Re: Learn your rights people...
Own a business and try to say that a person has the right to smoke there. Even though the city/county did not put a single cent into it, they think they have that right.
If you do not like it because they allow smoking, don't go there.
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F U Bob
Anyway I would think MySpace is just like any other business. They have the right to refuse service to anyone they want and do not need to provide an explanation. Unless it is based on some form of discrimination.
BTW, Fuck you Bob. Whaahooo you were 1st, BFD!! Next time try adding something intelligent to your comment or SHUT THE FUCK UP!! It's assholes like you that make the trains run late.
Thank you.
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sue for what?
Oh well, thanks for letting me blow off a little steam from my 'not too bright' little mind.
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New version! Hooray!
Constitution 2.0, brought to you by Legislatr.
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People are so dumb
I have had posts from nut cases like this in forums I have run for years, when you delete their posts they start crying about freedom of speech or their rights to post. BS! Its my site, its my property, I control what is put there.
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MySpace
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Lol way funny
Get a life!
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Re: Lol way funny
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lol
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Same #$&! Different Day
BTW, LukeWarm, very funny. Made me laugh out loud in class.
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It says right in the summary he's doing it pro se, that means he's representing himself.
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Would like to think there would be absolutly zero chance of him winning but with some of the crazy judgements coming out of the US courts these days.....
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Although I must admit, as a skeptic of the net as a way to really build true relationships, that it's kinda funny to have 900+ "friends" only to have them nuked lol.
Plus--c'mon--35 on MySpace? How creepy is that?
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If you had a real relationship with those people, they would know who you are.
Having "friends" on MySpace is like having been briefly introduced to someone on the street or at a bar. You don't really know them unless you have met them and actually spent time to get to know them. There is no need for a bill of rights to protect the user when they violate the terms of service. At that point they are revoking your use of their product, not shooting all your friends. If they are real friends then they should have other methods to contact you.
The sad part is people consider adding someone to their "friends list" on MySpace to be an actual relationship or a real friend. I have a MySpace page and it only has friends that I ACTUALLY KNOW in the real world. The Only reason I have a profile is so that we can leave messages or share pictures and videos... although I don't use it very often.
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Man talk about not knowing what you are talking about....
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Give it a rest
Literally, it like me allowing someone to use my car to go to the store no where else. I find out that you the user have used it for other purposes such as Buying drugs. I now have the right to terminate you use of the car. SAME THING. Who rules the sites rules you don't like it go somewhere else!!!
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anal sex
so the Dr. tells her, "but i were you i will use proctection, after all you don't want to get pregnant". the woman was like "wtf you can get pregnant from the ass?". "yes" replied the Dr. "where do you think lawyers come from?"
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subject
Facebook...woo hoo!
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Scarry
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... a good start.
As for non-smoking in public places, I don't own a business or anything, but I believe a business license is required to do such things, hence why you can let people smoke in your house (if you like to watch white things turn yellow) and not your business. If you allow smoking and it's not permitted, you lose a license or probably get a fine. Not that has anything to do with this.
As for the actual article, so quoteth from the Terms and Conditions at myspace.com:
MySpace.com reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to reject, refuse to post or remove any posting (including private messages) by you, or to restrict, suspend, or terminate your access to all or any part of the MySpace Services at any time, for any or no reason, with or without prior notice, and without liability. MySpace expressly reserves the right to remove your profile and/or restrict, suspend, or terminate your access to any part of MySpace Services if MySpace determines, in its sole discretion, that you pose a threat to MySpace and/or its Users.
Seems pretty clear to me. Case closed.
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Re: ... a good start.
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