DEFAMATION
Defamation means any untrue remarks that is exposing individual to public condemnation, contempt , hatred or ridicule and would bring to damaging one's reputation. Defamation would occur if such accusations made in public or around more than two person. Defamation made could be with the intention of joking around within friends, but if it affect the person, be it reputation wise or what not, the person have the right to sue under the Defamation Act 1957.
An example of a case;
http://www.mole.my/content/malaysian-pay-rm100000-over-facebook-defamation
MALAYSIAN TO PAY RM100, 000 OVER FACEBOOK DEFAMATION
October 1, 2011
KUALA LUMPUR - A Malaysian court has ordered a man to pay 100, 000 ringgit ($31, 000) for defamation a mechanics' training center on Facebook, his lawyer said Saturday
The high court in the Northern state of Penang said Leong Yook Kong defamed the centre, where his son had studied, through three posts on the social networking site last year, Leong's lawyer K. Paramanathan said.
Leong, a 64-year-old retiree, posted the comments implying the centre was guilty of fraud and corrupt practices after his son failed an examination for a diploma in vehicle maintenance and repair
Leong now has to pay a total of 100, 00 ringgit in damages and costs, Paramanathan said. He is also not allowed to publish further defamatory statements
Paramanathan said it was his first Facebook defamation case but he could not say whether other such suits had succeeded in Malaysian courts
Malaysians are avid users of social networks and micro-blogging sites.
Earlier this year, a Malaysian social activist agreed to post an apology to a company on Twitter 100 times after it threatened legal action over his allegations it had badly treated a pregnant friend of his who worked for it.
In this case, Mr Leong is guilty of slandering the centre, as defamation is stated to occur when the party is being slander and hence affect their reputation bbe it on the name or on the business profitability. Any issues should be brought up properly, not by such public slandering through social media, because it would eventually back fires, this shows such law or act is important to be amended.
Friday, 10 May 2013
CYBER LAW
Cyber law is a law that governing computer and the Internet. It is consist of the use of cyber space and the law that covers such. Cyber space is when a certain communication, transaction or what not being made through internet or online. The law are rules and regulations implemented in any part of our everyday routine, be it purchasing items, signing contracts, or doing any transactions of business. Having law in our life is important to protect us from such crime or fraud made by other parties.
An example of case within the cyber space could be, fraudulent, defamation, copyright and what not. Below is one scenario given to show how such law is needed (Olivia Tan, Cyber Law Notes)
In the case of you purchasing online using your credit card on a software that would then be downloaded to your computer and along with it contains a virus which not only completely destroy your database but attacks all the computers of those people who are in your address book. This would go under the contract law and the computer crime
With that you demand a refund from the seller, unfortunately to find out they are based far from your jurisdictions. This would go under the Jurisdictions
Being angry at the seller, you then send emails to all your contacts and all the subscribers by telling them that the seller is a crook and a fraud, which cause losses to the company. this goes under the defamation
In taking revenge on the seller, you hack in to his account and transfers his money to your bank account. this goes under the cyber crime and fraud
Dissatisfied, you then create a website that has almost similar to the sellers' websites which would bring customers to your webpage and viewing your disparaging remarks about the actual seller. This goes under the domain name conflict
All the above would come under the cyber law, as all of it are crimes made through the usage of electronic items and within the cyber space.
Cyber law is a law that governing computer and the Internet. It is consist of the use of cyber space and the law that covers such. Cyber space is when a certain communication, transaction or what not being made through internet or online. The law are rules and regulations implemented in any part of our everyday routine, be it purchasing items, signing contracts, or doing any transactions of business. Having law in our life is important to protect us from such crime or fraud made by other parties.
An example of case within the cyber space could be, fraudulent, defamation, copyright and what not. Below is one scenario given to show how such law is needed (Olivia Tan, Cyber Law Notes)
In the case of you purchasing online using your credit card on a software that would then be downloaded to your computer and along with it contains a virus which not only completely destroy your database but attacks all the computers of those people who are in your address book. This would go under the contract law and the computer crime
With that you demand a refund from the seller, unfortunately to find out they are based far from your jurisdictions. This would go under the Jurisdictions
Being angry at the seller, you then send emails to all your contacts and all the subscribers by telling them that the seller is a crook and a fraud, which cause losses to the company. this goes under the defamation
In taking revenge on the seller, you hack in to his account and transfers his money to your bank account. this goes under the cyber crime and fraud
Dissatisfied, you then create a website that has almost similar to the sellers' websites which would bring customers to your webpage and viewing your disparaging remarks about the actual seller. This goes under the domain name conflict
All the above would come under the cyber law, as all of it are crimes made through the usage of electronic items and within the cyber space.
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