Kid Fined for Putting Teacher on YouTube

Iria · Aug 24, 2007, 07:03 PM

Source: Breitbart
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HELSINKI, Finland (AP) - A court on Friday fined a 15-year-old schoolboy for posting a video on YouTube of his teacher singing karaoke without her permission and claiming she was a lunatic.

In the first case of its kind in Finland, Nurmes District Court found Toni Vesikko guilty of intentional defamation and fined him $120. He also was ordered to pay $1,000 in damages for "causing harm and suffering," and $3,000 in court costs.

crlorentzen · Aug 25, 2007, 04:56 PM

Can we say over-reaction?

**temeteus82** · Aug 26, 2007, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by crlorentzen

Can we say over-reaction?

Nope. I know this case. It's one of the first lawsuits in here and the laws about filming in places like schools needs permissions and he didn't have it. And the title was really bad in my point of view. So he got the penalty what he was asking for.

Aug 24, 2007, 07:03 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	Kid Fined for Putting Teacher on YouTube Source: Breitbart _________ HELSINKI, Finland (AP) - A court on Friday fined a 15-year-old schoolboy for posting a video on YouTube of his teacher singing karaoke without her permission and claiming she was a lunatic. In the first case of its kind in Finland, Nurmes District Court found Toni Vesikko guilty of intentional defamation and fined him $120. He also was ordered to pay $1,000 in damages for "causing harm and suffering," and $3,000 in court costs.

Aug 25, 2007, 04:56 PM	#2
crlorentzen DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 1,201 Rep Power: 0	Can we say over-reaction? __________________