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Are there any legal requirements on creating a novelty/slanderous website?

  • 31-05-2013 07:53PM
    #1
    PaurGasm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 197 ✭✭


    Hi,

    I am currently creating a simple novelty website which may be seen as slanderous to religion but it is obviously not meant to come across like that.

    Are there any restrictions on creating such a website?or any legal requirements in general?


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  • #2
    returnNull
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,235 ✭✭✭returnNull


    PaurGasm wrote: »
    Hi,

    I am currently creating a simple novelty website which may be seen as slanderous to religion but it is obviously not meant to come across like that.

    Are there any restrictions on creating such a website?or any legal requirements in general?

    should really ask in the legal discussion forum
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=633


  • #3
    Prodigious
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,827 ✭✭✭Prodigious


    The Atheism and Agnosticism forum should do the job for you, no?


  • #4
    Sparks
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,038 ✭✭✭✭Sparks


    Moved to legal discussion.


  • #5
    Steve
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,575 ✭✭✭✭Steve


    Not sure about the exact legal requirements but if you're hosting it in Ireland (or most places in europe) then you'll be in a bag of trouble with data commissioners etc.

    If I were you I'd start by reading up on how other mainstream controversial sites handle it - e.g. sickipedia.org


  • #6
    NoQuarter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,624 ✭✭✭NoQuarter


    Beware:
    http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2009/en/act/pub/0031/sec0036.html#sec36

    No prosecutions have been brought under this provision yet though.


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  • #7
    PaurGasm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 197 ✭✭PaurGasm


    Thanks

    What if I didn't use the word God in any part of the website but the pictures I have sketched for the website depict what some would see as a stereotypical God?


    I also plan on writing some sort of disclaimer so nobody gets too offended.


  • #8
    Prodigious
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,827 ✭✭✭Prodigious


    Why are you pursuing something so pointless?


  • #9
    NoQuarter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,624 ✭✭✭NoQuarter


    There is no requirement to use the word God to get in trouble.


  • #10
    PaurGasm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 197 ✭✭PaurGasm


    Prodigious wrote: »
    Why are you pursuing something so pointless?


    Its just a project I want to take on to test a few skills I picked up on my college course. Nothing serious


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