Comments on: Dear Fairfax: Martin Bryant’s mother set to sue http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/05/27/dear-fairfax-martin-bryants-mother-set-to-sue/ now with extra source Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:48:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: carter_ian http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/05/27/dear-fairfax-martin-bryants-mother-set-to-sue/#comment-28973 carter_ian Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:06:08 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=61689#comment-28973 Martin Bryant is innocent Google"Nexus report Port Arthur" for details on the "Double cross" Nice job John Howard Martin Bryant is innocent

Google”Nexus report Port Arthur” for details on the “Double cross”

Nice job John Howard

]]> By: David1 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/05/27/dear-fairfax-martin-bryants-mother-set-to-sue/#comment-27473 David1 Thu, 28 May 2009 02:50:03 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=61689#comment-27473 Reading extracts from the letter of demand from Slater and Gordon, it would be very surprising if 'assertions' only were involved. The books authors appear to have been determined to publish and be damned. At the end of the day the court will decide. Reading extracts from the letter of demand from Slater and Gordon, it would be very surprising if ‘assertions’ only were involved. The books authors appear to have been determined to publish and be damned. At the end of the day the court will decide.

]]> By: meski http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/05/27/dear-fairfax-martin-bryants-mother-set-to-sue/#comment-27472 meski Thu, 28 May 2009 02:28:57 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=61689#comment-27472 We don't know if they had authorisation or not. So far it's a lot of assertions - "she said, he said" stuff. EG 'The reporters have denied wrongdoing, saying Mrs Bryant gave them a copy of her memoir, documents and other information "freely and without caveat" ' Anything done with a commercial motive is by definition motivated by greed, is there a problem with that? We don’t know if they had authorisation or not. So far it’s a lot of assertions - “she said, he said” stuff.
EG ‘The reporters have denied wrongdoing, saying Mrs Bryant gave them a copy of her memoir, documents and other information “freely and without caveat” ‘

Anything done with a commercial motive is by definition motivated by greed, is there a problem with that?

]]> By: David1 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/05/27/dear-fairfax-martin-bryants-mother-set-to-sue/#comment-27470 David1 Thu, 28 May 2009 01:01:37 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=61689#comment-27470 Regardless of the why's etc those two jurnos have got a bloody nerve. They did not have the authorisation to use material offered in confidence. Frankly the title of the book indicated their motive and greed, hope they get done for plenty, ethics are involved here. Regardless of the why’s etc those two jurnos have got a bloody nerve. They did not have the authorisation to use material offered in confidence. Frankly the title of the book indicated their motive and greed, hope they get done for plenty, ethics are involved here.

]]> By: daveliberts http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/05/27/dear-fairfax-martin-bryants-mother-set-to-sue/#comment-27465 daveliberts Wed, 27 May 2009 23:34:00 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=61689#comment-27465 I can understand why people read books about crimes, but writing a book about your own son's mass murdering ways and your involvement in his upbringing seems just plain weird to me. Who would purchase such a book? I can understand why people read books about crimes, but writing a book about your own son’s mass murdering ways and your involvement in his upbringing seems just plain weird to me. Who would purchase such a book?

]]> By: meski http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/05/27/dear-fairfax-martin-bryants-mother-set-to-sue/#comment-27426 meski Wed, 27 May 2009 07:00:18 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=61689#comment-27426 The law is to prevent the criminal from benefitting from the crime, not third parties. Well, that was my understanding, otherwise how would any books get written about crimes? And is it a breach of copyright now to quote and attribute from other sources? The law is to prevent the criminal from benefitting from the crime, not third parties. Well, that was my understanding, otherwise how would any books get written about crimes? And is it a breach of copyright now to quote and attribute from other sources?

]]> By: Sophie Black http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/05/27/dear-fairfax-martin-bryants-mother-set-to-sue/#comment-27416 Sophie Black Wed, 27 May 2009 06:00:51 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=61689#comment-27416 The Oz reports that Mrs Bryant has said she'll give any damages won in legal action to the church that's supported her since the Port Arthur massacre. The paper says Bryant doesn't want people to think she's seeking to profit from her son's crime. see here: http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,24897,25440869-7582,00.html The Oz reports that Mrs Bryant has said she’ll give any damages won in legal action to the church that’s supported her since the Port Arthur massacre.

The paper says Bryant doesn’t want people to think she’s seeking to profit from her son’s crime. see here: http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,24897,25440869-7582,00.html

]]> By: Paul Piercy http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/05/27/dear-fairfax-martin-bryants-mother-set-to-sue/#comment-27391 Paul Piercy Wed, 27 May 2009 04:06:41 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=61689#comment-27391 An interesting case. But why doesn't is fit into the catregory of benefiting from crime? An interesting case. But why doesn’t is fit into the catregory of benefiting from crime?

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