Re: [dvd-discuss] EFF opposes blacklisting spammers

[Michael.A.Rolenz(at)aero.org]

Unfortunately, the law and courts cannot provide every remedy nor can they 
reverse time. What you describe is a general problem in ANY libel suit.




Tom <tom@lemuria.org>
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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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