"Confessions from First Class"
Jun 26, 2014, 6:28 am
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Okay I just picked Katy Perry as an example of actually mentioning names, but if you want to look at something that I think shouldn't be revealed...Grant Hackett wanting to pee inside the plane while having had "too many" stillnox.
It doesn't matter whether what is revealed is considered negative. Just the fact that it is being revealed by an ex-employee is bad enough.
As smit0847 notes, if QF isn't seen to expect high standards of judgement from its staff, it could bite them in the bum.
It doesn't matter whether what is revealed is considered negative. Just the fact that it is being revealed by an ex-employee is bad enough.
As smit0847 notes, if QF isn't seen to expect high standards of judgement from its staff, it could bite them in the bum.
If the former FA was exposing security or safety problems then this book might be an issue, but I really can't see anything here that would cause a problem. New Idea publishes more scurrilous stuff about "celebrities" every week, these people love having their names published and they really don't give a stuff about what is said.
"Confidentiality Clauses" signed by a glorified waiter with a first-aid qualification - sorry, but that's just a joke.
Jun 26, 2014, 7:42 am
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Why is that a joke? Crew are privy to a lot of information about their company and passengers. It's only natural that the airline (or any business for that matter) will ensure that employees don't go talking about things they shouldn't be it a trade secret or anything else they don't want the employee talking about.
Jun 26, 2014, 8:31 am
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Why is that a joke? Crew are privy to a lot of information about their company and passengers. It's only natural that the airline (or any business for that matter) will ensure that employees don't go talking about things they shouldn't be it a trade secret or anything else they don't want the employee talking about.
Jun 26, 2014, 2:34 pm
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Why is that a joke? Crew are privy to a lot of information about their company and passengers. It's only natural that the airline (or any business for that matter) will ensure that employees don't go talking about things they shouldn't be it a trade secret or anything else they don't want the employee talking about.
Jun 26, 2014, 4:18 pm
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Jun 26, 2014, 5:18 pm
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I sometimes read postings in forums where people from outside the U.S. have trouble understanding that in the U.S., there is no press censorship. You can publish anything you like even including things considered government secrets. The government can prosecute the person responsible for leaking the information (such as Bradley (Chelsea) Manning), but cannot stop the publishing.
Jun 26, 2014, 6:31 pm
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http://www.randomhouse.com.au/
"Random House is one of Australia's largest book publishers. We publish a wide range of fiction, non-fiction, illustrated, classics and children's books under imprints ..."
There is no such thing in the U.S. as an "injunction" to stop someone publishing a book, especially when it is nothing but celebrity gossip.
I sometimes read postings in forums where people from outside the U.S. have trouble understanding that in the U.S., there is no press censorship. You can publish anything you like even including things considered government secrets. The government can prosecute the person responsible for leaking the information (such as Bradley (Chelsea) Manning), but cannot stop the publishing.
I sometimes read postings in forums where people from outside the U.S. have trouble understanding that in the U.S., there is no press censorship. You can publish anything you like even including things considered government secrets. The government can prosecute the person responsible for leaking the information (such as Bradley (Chelsea) Manning), but cannot stop the publishing.
From the little I've seen about this silly book nobody has anything to worry about and Qantas would do well to totally ignore it.
Jun 26, 2014, 8:28 pm
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Jun 26, 2014, 8:33 pm
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Jun 26, 2014, 8:36 pm
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Jun 26, 2014, 9:37 pm
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There is no such thing in the U.S. as an "injunction" to stop someone publishing a book, especially when it is nothing but celebrity gossip.
I sometimes read postings in forums where people from outside the U.S. have trouble understanding that in the U.S., there is no press censorship.
You can publish anything you like even including things considered government secrets. The government can prosecute the person responsible for leaking the information (such as Bradley (Chelsea) Manning), but cannot stop the publishing.
Jun 26, 2014, 10:50 pm
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(--Actual U.S. lawyer who knows the difference between a "restraining order" and a preliminary or permanent injunction)