Message boarding can be a crime...Ryan Air pilot's union Message Board Subpoena

[FN FAL]

"Pilots' leaders have accused Ryanair of an extraordinary attack on free speech in a high court battle over a website that contains anonymous criticisms of the airline by some of its employees.
The Irish low-cost carrier is trying to unmask the identity of pilots responsible for controversial remarks about its working practices on a message board run jointly by the British and Irish pilots' unions." From the Guardian at the link provided below...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/news/0,12597,1448262,00.html

 

[mattpilot]

RyanAir is the scum of all airlines.

pprune.org for more info

 

[jetalc]

Never mind.

 

[TurboS7]

Other countries do not have free speech and expression that we have here in the good ol" USA.

 

[GogglesPisano]

Other countries do not have free speech and expression that we have here in the good ol" USA.

The same thing has happened in the USA. A Company can easily sue anyone for slander/libel. The Free Speeech Amendment only protects you from government interference.

 

[FN FAL]

The same thing has happened in the USA. A Company can easily sue anyone for slander/libel. The Free Speeech Amendment only protects you from government interference.

Exactly. That was the intended purpose in posting the news article. It doesn't matter if Ryan is good airline or a crappy airline. If they sue you and win, it is still going to smart.

 

[TurboS7]

But they have to prove that it really truly slander. When it comes to pilots and pilot boards one will find that for the most part there is enough truth to sway any jury or judge.

 

[FN FAL]

But they have to prove that it really truly slander. When it comes to pilots and pilot boards one will find that for the most part there is enough truth to sway any jury or judge.

That may be true, but you do open yourself up to liabilty when do so. We have all been there at those places at one time in our careers, it would probably be best to be cautious when talking about them on open forums or closed.