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Re: [dvd-discuss] EFF opposes blacklisting spammers



On Fri, Oct 19, 2001 at 10:41:51AM -0700, Michael.A.Rolenz@aero.org wrote:
> And such things would be actionable in court. Wrongly putting someone's 
> name on www.childmolesters.com not only would constitute defamation of 
> character (asserting that someone performs criminal acts, actionable in 
> California ) but may also allow punitive damages (fraud, oppression, or 
> malice).

none of which will offset the damage done to you in that everyone in
your small town sees you as a child abuser, ignorant of the lawsuit
that went on someplace far away.


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