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Kung miingon sila nga mahimo ka gihukman sa kasong libelo tungod sa pag-link sa usa ka blog nga naglibelo, adunay mga tawo nga tinuod nga nagpasabot niini.

Gipahibalo lang ko nga usa ka website nga naa ko kaniadto nga koneksyon gisakitan tungod sa pag-link padung sa usa ka blog. Wala nay mas dugang detalye nga mahimo nako i-share karon ug oo, nakasabot ko nga dako ang pagka-stupid nga magsakiton alang sa libel kay nag-link lang kini sa gihulagway nga pinagkayahan, pero mao na ang sitwasyon dinhi sa Pilipinas. Nakasabot ko nga mapatayon kini nga kaso ug tanan, pero ang pagka-hassle sa pagkuha ug pagbayad og abogado usa ka dako nga sakit sa liog ug sa bulsa. Kinahanglan nato magpabilin ug makita unsaon niini pag-agi.

Samtang sa naangkon nga kaso, usa ka gipanghimasuhan nag-post og blog entry (gihulagway Marso 19, 2008 sa 1:04 am) bahin sa iyang kaugalingong kasinatian:

Kaniadto nga wala pa makasabot, gipanghimutok ko sa legal nga pag-atake sa miaging duha ka tuig - sa katapusan sa 2006, adunay nagdagan sa akong kaso sa libel tungod sa usa ka serye sa mga komento nga giila nga defamatoryo nga gipost sa usa ka pribadong internet forum. Kaniadto nga tuig, nakawat ko og warrant of arrest ug gipunitan sa Makati Police (wala koy naa nga jail o handcuffed alang sa mga nagpangutana) ug sulod niining adlawa, nakapagbail ko, ug may schedule nga arraignment sa Septyembre. Nagpangayo ko og legal ug financial nga tabang (gihimo nato usab usa ka benefit event) ug nakasupot sa akong pag-antos.

Anaa ang reference sa kaniadto nga kaso pinaagi sa pag-click sa mga link:

YugaTech[ Daily Dose ]May 27, 2007 · 3 min readSurviving a Libel CaseBisan pa nga adunay mga nakadungog na sa akong kaso sa libel nga gipahawa kaniadto nga bulan, wala ko makapag-announce niini sa akong blog. Abe OlandresBasaha

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/infotech/view_article.php?article_id=68456

Gipahawa ang akong kaso kaniadto nga bulan tungod sa usa ka technicality nga nagpangutana sa jurisdiction sa korte. Sa kaniadto nga kaso, ang mga records nagpakita nga “ang Prosecution wala mag-allegar sa informations ang lalawigan o syudad diin giprinta ug unang gipublikar ang libelous article o diin nagpuyo ang bisan unsang offended parties sa panahon sa paghimo sa offense” - ug akong gihunahuna nga ang mga giila nga libelous comments gipost online ug ang website gihost sa usa ka facility sa gawas sa nasud diin lain-laing balaod sa libel magamit. Adunay daghang mga definisyon nga kinahanglanon aron matino kung unsa ang dapat gamiton sa kaniadto nga kaso. Ang pinakabag-o, dili ka makasulod og kaso sa libel tungod sa usa ka forum o blog post diin ang lokal nga trial court walay klaro nga jurisdiction sa kaniadto nga kaso.

Kini man, nagpasalamat ko nga kini naa na sa katapusan ug sigurado ko nga ang akong co-accused usab nagkahilak. Kini usa ka pagkat-on alang nako, ug bisan pa nga ako pa gihapon nga strong advocate sa freedom of speech ug self expression, adunay gihapon ang responsibilidad sa pag-exercise sa atong kalayaon - sa akong kaso, nahimutang ko og daghang problema ug halos nagpuyo sa peligro. Sa tawo nga nagdagan sa akong kaso, dili ko makapangayo bisan unsa kondili nga siya magpaluoy sa tanang gahum niini ug makakita sa iyang kaugalingon nga mga sayop. Akong pag-ila nga adunay pipila ka sayop sa akong bahin, pero akong gipagawas ang akong posisyon kung unsa ang husto ug tinuod. Karon na ang oras aron mosakay ug mag-atiman og mas importante nga mga butang; pagdumala sa grudge lang makahatag og dugang nga kadaot.

Nag-expire ang domain sa blog pero nakakuha ko niini gikan sa Google cache.

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Abe Olandres

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Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and is considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines.

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44 Comments

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aeroz · 18 years ago

this is truly horrible…. can’t even imagine

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aeroz · 18 years ago

yah its true… its ok to be penalized by google than to be sued… sir yuga please allow me to put links here… pleasee….

Earn money, create blog for money and grab the technology and gadgets, read some reviews and if your tired watch anime or read some health tips.

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marhgil · 18 years ago

was he sued by simply linking? or was he sued because of his alleged derogatory remarks for the linked site?

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Jan Alvin · 18 years ago

Can someone tell what is a libelous site and how does this happen?(I know what libel is)

please tell me here
http://www.blogtambayan.blogspot.com

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Glenn · 18 years ago

Hi Abe, the domain didn’t really expire – I just renamed my site to a different domain but I’ll still be using the old domain for redirection purposes :)

I re-posted the entry to my blog so that my site visitors can be aware.

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Philippine Updates · 18 years ago

Hi Yuga,

You wrote:
If “our laws were mostly drafted based on the existing laws of other countries”, isn’t it a cause for concern that our lawmakers are copycats as well?

My reply:
If the laws copied are applicable to us, that should not be a concern. What should worry us if they are doing nothing but copying others.

Going back to the topic, my comment simply pointed out that our libel laws are not unique to us and we should not, at the first jerk of our knees, automatically blame this country. Blogs have a potential audience of several millions at any time. Blogs shape people’s opinion and we should be careful with what we post. Cheers!

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Abe Olandres Editor-in-chief · 18 years ago

@Pu, during an eCommerce forum I attended with DTI, CICT, PICs and NTC the other week, we discussed the problem of the adequacy (or lack thereof) of the laws and the issues with fiscals and judges not being able to interpret them correctly.

If “our laws were mostly drafted based on the existing laws of other countries”, isn’t it a cause for concern that our lawmakers are copycats as well?

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Philippine Updates · 18 years ago

That kind of provision is not unique here. Besides, our laws were mostly drafted based on the existing laws of other countries.

Can’t keep on blaming the Philippines as a first reaction. That is soooo unfair. This is your country too, you know.

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JD
JD Cruz · 18 years ago

Hi Abe,

A few weeks ago, in France, a website that automatically lists (and links) the titles of the latest post of its members was fined a few thousand dollars.

The court ruled that linking to libelous articles makes one responsible for spreading it.

Regards,

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BrianB · 18 years ago

“naku naman! what can poor and small bloggers do? we dont know when we will get a subpoena or something…better that I check my outgoing links now…hehe”

The last thing you want is to run scared. Lawyers are like dogs. They become more aggressive when they smell fear.

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Elliott Back · 18 years ago

If you, heavens forbid, created a website solely of links to defamatory or libelous material, you could probably be sued, and lose, as a contributing accomplice; on the other hand, under any fair system of law, a website which links to another site for purposes of fair criticism, commentary, etc, should be ok…

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mocs · 18 years ago

naku naman! what can poor and small bloggers do? we dont know when we will get a subpoena or something…better that I check my outgoing links now…hehe

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BrianB · 18 years ago

Jeffrey, that one with TV-Links wasn’t about libel but pirating. Purveying of pirated intellectual property or something. Intellectual rights yun hindi freedom of speech

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jhay · 18 years ago

I guess this is something scarier than being penalized by Google for selling links.

Our laws really needs to be updated into the 21st century.

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Jeffrey · 18 years ago

Getting sued for linking to a questionable or libelous site doesnt only happened in the Philippines.

It is also in the UK. A famous TV links site with a .co.uk extension was taken down by the British government. That tv links site only linked those pirated movies from another site.

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Ian del Carmen · 18 years ago

Another crazy thing – only in the Philipines!

Ian del Carmen
http://FireballPlanet.com

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BrianB · 18 years ago

Hey Encyclopedia Britannica online available free for bloggers.

http://britannicanet.com/

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Lyle, RN · 18 years ago

Bloggers should cover their bases by posting a terms of use on their blog.

This is what I did on mine.

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BrianB · 18 years ago

I mean, which blog is that? Can you get sued for linking to the blog?

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j4s0n · 18 years ago

Yeah, that sucks… Those suckers!

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Abe Olandres Editor-in-chief · 18 years ago

I think it’s just direct linking. It’s still debatable. But that debate is a very costly one.

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BrianB · 18 years ago

So, you can also get sued for linking to the site that linked that site that got it sued? Where’s the reference.

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