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> At 09:07 PM 10/7/98 -0400, Steven J. Sobol wrote: > >On Wed, Oct 07, 1998 at 08:31:28PM -0400, [email protected] > wrote: > >> corportate lawyer sent a note to me (with copy to my company's legal > >> counsel) that he found my "numerous notes" to be "offensive and > harassing". > > > >Heh. Point him to the Bill of Rights. :P > > IANAL, but if they can prove anything he asserted as factual is not true - > and he knew that when he posted - can't they sue him in civil court? Or > something like that? > > Of course, that's pretty hard to prove, but hey, OJ got off. :) > > TTFN, > patrick > > I Am Not An Isp > www.ianai.net > "Think of it as evolution in action." - Niven & Pournelle > I believe you are talking about Libel, and if I recall, that requires the following tests be met: 1. Malice of intent 2. Knowledgeable untruth If either is missing, I believe libel cannot be prosecuted. IANAL either. Owen
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