Comments on: How the internet is being censored http://www.bruceongames.com/2009/10/13/how-the-internet-is-being-censored/ A veteran's view on marketing games Sun, 05 Sep 2010 03:27:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Stephen http://www.bruceongames.com/2009/10/13/how-the-internet-is-being-censored/comment-page-1/#comment-7304 Stephen Fri, 08 Jan 2010 04:44:16 +0000 http://www.bruceongames.com/?p=2631#comment-7304 Being only 14 I don't understand everything about law and politics, (who does?) but since evony claims to originate from the us, couldn't you countersue them in the us? The streisand effect is so amazing,isn't it? Being only 14 I don’t understand everything about law and politics, (who does?) but since evony claims to originate from the us, couldn’t you countersue them in the us?

The streisand effect is so amazing,isn’t it?

]]> By: Deos http://www.bruceongames.com/2009/10/13/how-the-internet-is-being-censored/comment-page-1/#comment-6241 Deos Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:16:28 +0000 http://www.bruceongames.com/?p=2631#comment-6241 It's rather peculiar that you are trying to advocate freedom of the press when one of your posts AGAINST Evony is in regards to player freedom of expression (See Anti Semitism in Evony--http://www.bruceongames.com/2009/09/28/anti-semitism-in-evony/). You can't be a Yankee fan when you cheer for the Angels. It’s rather peculiar that you are trying to advocate freedom of the press when one of your posts AGAINST Evony is in regards to player freedom of expression (See Anti Semitism in Evony–http://www.bruceongames.com/2009/09/28/anti-semitism-in-evony/).

You can’t be a Yankee fan when you cheer for the Angels.

]]> By: Marcia http://www.bruceongames.com/2009/10/13/how-the-internet-is-being-censored/comment-page-1/#comment-6159 Marcia Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:31:32 +0000 http://www.bruceongames.com/?p=2631#comment-6159 In the US you would be able to countersue - that would allow you to go after the plaintiff for malicious prosecution, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and a few other items available to you under our tort laws - and free speech issues are always a favorite of our courts. It would also provide you with the ability to ensure that when you win your case, and unless you have a completely incompetent lawyer you should very much win, that you would have all legal fees paid for in addition to receiving compensation in the form of punitive damages. However, I have no idea how the British feel about such issues... I hope your lawyer finds some good options for you. Good luck to you, Bruce, I think what has happened to you is despicable. In the US you would be able to countersue – that would allow you to go after the plaintiff for malicious prosecution, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and a few other items available to you under our tort laws – and free speech issues are always a favorite of our courts. It would also provide you with the ability to ensure that when you win your case, and unless you have a completely incompetent lawyer you should very much win, that you would have all legal fees paid for in addition to receiving compensation in the form of punitive damages.

However, I have no idea how the British feel about such issues… I hope your lawyer finds some good options for you. Good luck to you, Bruce, I think what has happened to you is despicable.

]]> By: IAHed http://www.bruceongames.com/2009/10/13/how-the-internet-is-being-censored/comment-page-1/#comment-6157 IAHed Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:59:50 +0000 http://www.bruceongames.com/?p=2631#comment-6157 This is called a SLAPP suit in the US, where the right of free speech is actively defended. Read more about how to handle SLAPPs at Chilling Effects: http://www.chillingeffects.org/question.cgi?QuestionID=475 This is called a SLAPP suit in the US, where the right of free speech is actively defended. Read more about how to handle SLAPPs at Chilling Effects: http://www.chillingeffects.org/question.cgi?QuestionID=475

]]> By: Bruce http://www.bruceongames.com/2009/10/13/how-the-internet-is-being-censored/comment-page-1/#comment-6154 Bruce Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:30:54 +0000 http://www.bruceongames.com/?p=2631#comment-6154 @Daz And here I am talking about it on this blog in August!: http://www.bruceongames.com/2009/08/26/why-use-warren-mckeon-dickson-to-threaten-me/ @Daz

And here I am talking about it on this blog in August!: http://www.bruceongames.com/2009/08/26/why-use-warren-mckeon-dickson-to-threaten-me/

]]> By: Daz http://www.bruceongames.com/2009/10/13/how-the-internet-is-being-censored/comment-page-1/#comment-6153 Daz Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:19:45 +0000 http://www.bruceongames.com/?p=2631#comment-6153 On 9th October, 5 days ago, you were asked: "Bruce, have you thought about invoking a "Streisand Effect"?" Your response was: "No, what is that?" And now you offer up the Streisand Effect as the "best defence" with a tone that smacks of assumed authority. On 9th October, 5 days ago, you were asked:

“Bruce, have you thought about invoking a “Streisand Effect”?”

Your response was:

“No, what is that?”

And now you offer up the Streisand Effect as the “best defence” with a tone that smacks of assumed authority.

]]> By: Bruce http://www.bruceongames.com/2009/10/13/how-the-internet-is-being-censored/comment-page-1/#comment-6152 Bruce Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:44:48 +0000 http://www.bruceongames.com/?p=2631#comment-6152 The Streisand effect in action with Trafigura and Carter Ruck: http://www.politics.co.uk/news/legal-and-constitutional/gagging-order-on-guardian-reporting-mp-s-question-on-trafigura-dropped-$1333791.htm This time twitter was the main mechanism. The Streisand effect in action with Trafigura and Carter Ruck: http://www.politics.co.uk/news/legal-and-constitutional/gagging-order-on-guardian-reporting-mp-s-question-on-trafigura-dropped-$1333791.htm

This time twitter was the main mechanism.

]]> By: deftangel http://www.bruceongames.com/2009/10/13/how-the-internet-is-being-censored/comment-page-1/#comment-6151 deftangel Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:04:00 +0000 http://www.bruceongames.com/?p=2631#comment-6151 You are spoiling some good points about libel laws in this (and other) countries by being overly sensationalist. We are seeing today in the Carter-Ruck malarkey a real-time example of exactly how futile their efforts at media censorship are once the internet gets involved. If I want to find "fair comment" about Train2Game or Evony I can find it quite easily, regardless of whether you are forced to take them down or not. BruceOnGames != Internet. The more time they spend chasing individual users or ISP's the more noise they make around the very thing they are trying to censor. Network effects scale much more rapidly than any single entities' ability to control them. That's what isn't understood. You are spoiling some good points about libel laws in this (and other) countries by being overly sensationalist.

We are seeing today in the Carter-Ruck malarkey a real-time example of exactly how futile their efforts at media censorship are once the internet gets involved.

If I want to find “fair comment” about Train2Game or Evony I can find it quite easily, regardless of whether you are forced to take them down or not. BruceOnGames != Internet. The more time they spend chasing individual users or ISP’s the more noise they make around the very thing they are trying to censor.

Network effects scale much more rapidly than any single entities’ ability to control them. That’s what isn’t understood.

]]> By: Bruce http://www.bruceongames.com/2009/10/13/how-the-internet-is-being-censored/comment-page-1/#comment-6150 Bruce Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:40:07 +0000 http://www.bruceongames.com/?p=2631#comment-6150 I have known about the Streisand effect for longer than one week. I have known about the Streisand effect for longer than one week.

]]> By: Daz http://www.bruceongames.com/2009/10/13/how-the-internet-is-being-censored/comment-page-1/#comment-6149 Daz Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:22:27 +0000 http://www.bruceongames.com/?p=2631#comment-6149 "The best defence against a vexatious plaintiff is the Streisand effect, a good example of which is in the video above." Which you learnt about a week ago. “The best defence against a vexatious plaintiff is the Streisand effect, a good example of which is in the video above.”

Which you learnt about a week ago.

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