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Article #21872Re: Company Sues Internet User
From: Alan S. Mazer
Date: Fri, 20 May 1994 14:55
Date: Fri, 20 May 1994 14:55
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In article <2rh14j$t79@kaiwan.kaiwan.com>,
Jeffrey A Harper <jharper@kaiwan.com> wrote:
>All I have to say, is
>Big Brother is watching. This is supposed to be an open exchange of ideas,
>not another medium to sue people on thier free beliefs.
>;-)
I'm not sure what the smiley means, but I also don't see what the problem is
here. Already we've learned that the facts are not as simple as originally
posted, but even if they were, does being on the Internet give people rights
that they would not have writing a book or giving an interview? Libel is
libel, and the fact that it may have occurred using the Internet or USENET
isn't at all relevant. Libel is no more a free speech/thought issue on
Internet than it is anywhere else.
--
-- Alan # Mountain Dew and doughnuts...
alan@elroy.jpl.nasa.gov # because breakfast is the most important meal
# of the day.
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