Howdy again,
Rick Adams wrote:
> Thus, the person who is
> defamed, who is falsely accused of acts or behaviors s/he did not commit,
> or who is publicly ridiculed (in a case where the ridicule cannot be
> supported as legitimate use of satire) has legal grounds for action
> against the site.
Of course, how much damage is done before one discovers the site and the defaming
comments? For example, does the individual who has been described as a "raging
homosexual" and who has been the source of a list discussion for the better part of
a day even know that the comment is on the global network?
linda
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