A direct question to Dassa

If auDA ignore there legal advisors and accept yours... How would you view 
the actions of the auDA board if auDA is successfully sued - would you ask 
the board members to pay from their own pocket because of their 
irresponsible behavior?

That's a straight question deserving a straight answer.

Peter Dean
Chairman - The Instra Group
Director - auDA
My views are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of the 
organisations mentioned above.




At 10:56 AM 3/23/02 +1100, you wrote:
>|> -----Original Message-----
>|> From: Ron Stark [mailto:ronstark§businesspark.com.au]
>|> Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2002 10:32 AM
>|> To: 'dns§lists.auda.org.au'
>|> Subject: RE: [DNS] DNS List
>|>
>|>
>|> My understanding ( and I am open to be corrected here) is
>|> that a forum such
>|> as this list falls under the Publications Act or similar, and as such
>|> renders the publisher (auDA) liable for its content -
>|> despite the fact that
>|> they have no direct input.
>|>
>|> Look at Yahoo (I think) being sued for allowing Nazi
>|> memorabilia to be sold
>|> on its auction site.
>
>Websites are different to mailing lists.  The comparision can not be
>made.  Also, the fact there are legal entities willing to take a case
>does not mean the case is justified or the inferences correct.
>
>Logic tells me a mailing list is no different to the participants
>posting directly.  The mailing list host only facilitates the subscriber
>base.  They are not publishers but transport agents.  If mailing lists
>are deemed to be legally publishers then Post Offices should also.  And
>Phone Book distributers.  They all become liable for any content
>distributed using their services.
>
>Don't mind me.  I'm getting fed up with the legal fraternity turning the
>Internet into another litigation playground.
>
>Darryl (Dassa) Lynch.
>
>
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