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[Corronchilejano]

Now I wonder why Gawker decided to make their stand on such an inane subject.

 

[MegaManTrigger]

As neat as it is for Gawker to get their just deserts despite Hogan being a racist jackass, this ruling does raise some serious and rather uncomfortable first amendment issues. You can't just draw an arbitrary line in the sand at unconsensual sex tapes, the First Amendment doesn't work that way.

Why is this even an issue? You simply do not release something that people have not consented to. Otherwise, you're opening up a very dangerous precedence where people can release sensitive information simply because they have the freedom of expression to do so. Furthermore, the facile argument that a public persona's sex life is newsworthy because of the fact that they are a public persona is reductive, circular and illogical.

 

[Pork]

Now I wonder why Gawker decided to make their stand on such an inane subject.

For MAXIMUM EDGE of course.

"A Judge Told Us to Take Down Our Hulk Hogan Sex Tape Post. We Won't."

HARDCORE TO THE MAX.

Combine this with their blatant hypocrisy when it came to the "fappening" leaks along with the leaks they themselves perpetrated, such as with Scarlett Johansson in addition to this one, and I have zero sympathy for Gawker (its employees who are being caught in the middle aside). Seriously.

 

[-COOLIO-]

Everyone says fuck Gawker, I say fuck Hulk Hogan the racist peice of shit. Seems this shit is easily forgiven these days

to put it another way, if i had to choose between someone calling me a nigger in private (and apologizing for the comments later) and someone posting a sex tape of me online i would enjoy neither but prefer the former. in my opinion, hogan is the lesser of two evils by a substantial margin in this situation. hogan deserves to be called a racist asshole but gawker deserves to be called a heartless, malicious, life-ruining monster.

 

[Akuun]

I don't know much about Hogan but Gawker has a track record for doing really fucking scummy shit, so fuck them. And the 4 year old remark said in court just shows just what kind of people they think they are.

It sucks for the innocent people who work under Gawker to possibly lose their jobs, though. There are some good people working in that network that probably have nothing to do with this. Maybe they can come together and make a new news outlet that isn't run by jackasses.

Now I wonder why Gawker decided to make their stand on such an inane subject.

Cause they're a bunch of obnoxious assholes and thought they could get away with it.

 

[-COOLIO-]

As neat as it is for Gawker to get their just deserts despite Hogan being a racist jackass, this ruling does raise some serious and rather uncomfortable first amendment issues. You can't just draw an arbitrary line in the sand at unconsensual sex tapes, the First Amendment doesn't work that way.

there's a lot of things you can't legally post or say without retribution in the form of financial penalty or jail time.

copyrighted material.
things you signed an NDA not to disclose.
death threats.
remarks that could be construed as sexual harassment.
provoking/encouraging suicide or violent actions.

i'm totally fine with sex tapes being grouped with this stuff.

 

[Pork]

As neat as it is for Gawker to get their just deserts despite Hogan being a racist jackass, this ruling does raise some serious and rather uncomfortable first amendment issues. You can't just draw an arbitrary line in the sand at unconsensual sex tapes, the First Amendment doesn't work that way.

So what's your opinion on revenge porn then? Also, it doesn't hardly seem arbitrary to me. Private setting + lack of consent to release = illegal to release. Pretty straightforward IMO.

to put it another way, if i had to choose between someone calling me a nigger and someone posting a sex tape of me online i would enjoy neither but prefer the former.

Thank you, this. Also, one is horribly offensive but legal, the other is also horribly offensive but straight up ILLEGAL and a violation of one's rights. Not to mention "two wrongs don't make a right." Gawker isn't excused or justified in what they did just because Hulk Hogan is a piece of shit.

 

[liquidtmd]

Gawker isn't dead. It's not gunna look pretty to their shareholders but, they arent' dead.

I read this in Hudson's voice

Then we go back in and get 'em

YOU CANT HELP THEM!!!!!

 

[FyreWulff]

Not really his fault his son is an asshole. This is also a good fuck you to the vulture media.

Sadly some good people might lose their jobs but the pricks behind these businesses deserve to eat shit since they got rich screwing over people. (although every corporation does this anyways)

He supplied alcohol to his son constantly, starting when he was underage. Hulk also made a statement that his son's friend "should have worn a seat belt" trying to blame the dude himself for getting half his skull blanked, when the reason he was injured was from the speakers in Nick's car slamming into his head through the seat, not being thrown into the dash or from the car, something a seatbelt wouldn't have protected him from.

Hulk can get fucked just along with everyone else

 

[Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku!]

http://gawker.com/the-hogan-verdict-1766460791

Denton finally responded

 

[Trident]

A state appeals court and a federal judge have already held repeatedly that the 2012 commentary and short video excerpt, which joined an existing conversation and explored the public’s fascination with celebrity sex tapes, were newsworthy.

Maybe I'm missing something, but both those opinions that Denton cites are in regard to a preliminary injunction.

 

[Garlador]

http://gawker.com/the-hogan-verdict-1766460791

Denton finally responded

The plaintiff’s lawyers, with the occasional assist from our witnesses, successfully painted Gawker as representative of an untrammeled internet that good and decent people should find frightening and distasteful.

Yeah, that about sums it up...

 

[GnawtyDog]

Most profitable sex tape ever?

Right up there with Kim's...

 

[RumblingRosco]

For MAXIMUM EDGE of course.

"A Judge Told Us to Take Down Our Hulk Hogan Sex Tape Post. We Won't."

HARDCORE TO THE MAX.

Not clickbaity enough.

"We Got Sued By Hulk Hogan And You Won't Believe What We Think!"

 

[Dennis]

http://gawker.com/the-hogan-verdict-1766460791

Denton finally responded

Denton Responded And You Won't Believe What A Fucking Tool He Is!

Well, at least I tried to be clickbaity.

 

[ElRenoRaven]

Denton Responded And You Won't Believe What A Fucking Tool He Is!

Well, at least I tried to be clickbaity.

He's really not helping their case here. They are determined to ruin themselves.

 

[Skeyser]

Yeah, that about sums it up...

Lmao, he must want to crucify Daulerio after his brilliant child porn ''joke''.

 

[Kadayi]

That Denton piece...

 

[The Hobo]

http://gawker.com/the-hogan-verdict-1766460791

Denton finally responded

Supporting Hogan's case at every turn is a bold legal defense, that's for sure.

 

[SenorArdilla]

Yeah, that about sums it up...

Daulerio being left to die.

 

[Not]

Wow so this means Gawker is finally bye bye?

Wish it actually came about by somebody decent, but you take what you can get I guess

 

[mStudios]

Denton is fucking mental.

 

[Aureon]

Gawker's argument is that it was not an unwilling sex tape, that Hogan knew he was being filmed, and that they were not able to present that evidence in court.

If you read more about the case, Gawker actually has reason to be confident on its chances on appeal, as nearly every time they've gone to the appellate court related to this case they've won.

Their game plan going in always accounted for them losing this first trial, and later prevailing on appeal. The major problem was that they expected that the judgement would be a much lower amount instead of this crushing figure.

The tricky thing is whether they can afford the costs of an appeal. They're likely hoping they'll get the requirement for a bond for the $50 million waived.

Unwilling in the sense of not being meant for public viewing. Whatever Hogan knew he was being filmed or not doesn't really matter, publishing non-newsworthy private information about private citizens is absurd in and out of itself.

 

[Patryn]

Unwilling in the sense of not being meant for public viewing. Whatever Hogan knew he was being filmed or not doesn't really matter, publishing non-newsworthy private information about private citizens is absurd in and out of itself.

I wasn't arguing for Gawker there, merely stating their viewpoint. I feel that they deserved to lose, but the penalty should have been much lower, like around $10 million or so.

The strange thing is the racist stuff really was newsworthy but they didn't include any of that in the original post. There really wasn't public benefit in the sex portion of the tape, and I fully believe that they published it solely because AJ Daulerio thought it was funny.

 

[CLEEK]

As neat as it is for Gawker to get their just deserts despite Hogan being a racist jackass, this ruling does raise some serious and rather uncomfortable first amendment issues. You can't just draw an arbitrary line in the sand at unconsensual sex tapes, the First Amendment doesn't work that way.

There are tons exceptions to first amendment rights.

This is just another that is added to the list. You can draw lines in the sand, and no, they're not unconstitutional. I think you don't understand how your legislative and judicial system works.

 

[QuantumZebra]

Somebody stop the damn match!

beautiful

Everyone see this?

Lol.

JFC Hulkster going all in on dem