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Originally Posted by Red_Baron
So what happens if your computer is turned on and you are signed into a message board and say one of your buddies posts something on your behalf? Would you be liable? We've all seen what happens when someone gets a hold of someone else's cellphone or computer and posts a facebook status or something like that.
How can they prove that it was actually the person behind the username typing in and submitting that message?
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This defence doesn't hold water any more after it was thrown out during early cases against file sharers. Whilst in reality it is a very possible scenario, the courts no longer accept it.