Apologies to those members of both lists. But I am cross-posting
this (without your permission Jeff; so sue me <VBG> ).
jeff b wrote:
>
> I have recently been informed that Inside Healthcare Computing is currently
> attempting to pursue legal action against my employer, the University of
> Connecticut, due to my reposting of a short article involving the Freemed
> Project on the list last year, which the University had no knowledge or
> involvement with.
>
> I had also added at the top of the article that there were grammatical and
> factual errors, because "even editors aren't perfect." They have decided
> that this is slanderous.
I remember reading this and thinking how kind you were to them.
BTW: Did they clear the text of the article with you BEFORE they
printed it with the errors?
> I find it hard to believe that in this day and age, such a thing can
> happen. I was not notified by them, nor was Chris Beggy, who runs the
> server where the mailing list is archived.
>
> Please mail their customer service at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or
> their editor at [EMAIL PROTECTED] and protest the persecution
> of an organization that had not only no involvement, but no knowledge in
> something that by all logical sense should not be restricted.
>
I wonder if they know about the Slashdot Effect? <g> Suzanne?
> How many large corporations post product reviews? How many are sued by
> magazines for posting reviews or portions of reviews that are in their
> favor?
>
> This kind of thing makes me sick to the stomach. I certainly hope that the
> people who are making these accusations at Inside Healthcare Computing will
> rethink their stance on this, and will drop the foolish, unfounded
> allegations against my employer. If they had asked, we would have removed
> it from the list archive. To see the offending URL, go to
> http://mail.kippona.com/pipermail/freemed-project/1999-August/000196.html
They can't possibly think they were harmed. If anything it
brought more traffic to their site.
It would be ludicrous enough if Jeff worked for a competitor. But
to think they are going after UCONN is just 'stupid lawyer
tricks'. Maybe there are a couple of attorney's that need to beef
up next years salary a bit??
--Tim--
My new signature line: "Better Slandered Than Slashdotted!"
