Legal Question in Technology Law in California

One gaming website banned users for cheating and they are mentioning country names and using this type of language ... can i sue the webiste(The list below shows the number of users banned for cheating (all types) per country) (Congratulations Philippines, India and Indonesia Something to be very proud of....) its like insulting countries other than instulting who cheated


Asked on 2/22/11, 1:19 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
Edward Hoffman Law Offices of Edward A. Hoffman

No. You can't sue over an insult, especially one that isn't directed at you.

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Answered on 2/22/11, 1:29 pm
Bryan Whipple Bryan R. R. Whipple, Attorney at Law

In order to maintain a lawsuit, you must be a "real party in interest" - you don't have standing to sue otherwise. Burma might be able to sue the New York Times for a news story calling it the sleaziest excuse for a country in the world, but I can't.

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Answered on 2/22/11, 1:42 pm


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