Create a New Forum Admin Login Member Login Contribute to Voyager Search VoyForums Help Desk VoyForums Exchange VoyForums Directory/Categories VoyForums Homepage VoyForums News FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions

[ Show ]

Support VoyForums

[ Shrink ]

VoyForums Announcement: Programming and providing support for this service has been a labor of love since 1997. We are one of the few services online who values our users' privacy, and have never sold your information. We have even fought hard to defend your privacy in legal cases; however, we've done it with almost no financial support -- paying out of pocket to continue providing the service. Due to the issues imposed on us by advertisers, we also stopped hosting most ads on the forums many years ago. We hope you appreciate our efforts.

Show your support by donating any amount. (Note: We are still technically a for-profit company, so your contribution is not tax-deductible.) PayPal Acct: Feedback:

Donate to VoyForums (PayPal):

[ Login ] [ Main index ] [ Post a new message ] [ Search | Check update time | Archives: 1, 2, [3], 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 ]

Subject: REGARDING THE ANTI-SLANDER CONTRACT. Interesting I found this on a legal forum while researchign something completely different, Thought I would share :) So it means no matter what you signed or didnt sign you cant slander, but if something is true...is it slander? Author: Christi [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 18:23:42 09/15/10 Wed In reply to: Past Miss Canada Globe Contestant 's message, "It's true. I'm not saying it because I'm jealous that I didn't win. I was a finalist and I won a few "awards." I've competed in many pageant competitions, But I will never-ever-ever go back. Even if they paid for my accomodations. In the beginning they make you sign a contract that you cannot speak against the pageant or they can sue you." on 16:05:32 08/31/10 Tue "I know of a beauty pageant, that waits until the day of the pageant (and after all of the monies from contestants have been paid), to present each contestant with a contract that prevents them from slandering the pageant." Response: Such a contract is meaningless. Slander is already a tort, so a contract that purported to preclude slander would be redundant and therefore meaningless (it'd be like a contract that purported to preclude the contestants from physically assaulting the host). A contract that precludes slander would also probably be unenforceable under the First Amendment. Finally, unless earlier paperwork stated that contestants would be required to sign additional agreements on the day of the pageant, this contract would be unenforceable under a doctrine called unconscionability. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]