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On Wed, 6 Mar 2002 20:45:45 +1100, "Argus Tuft" <Stuft@buggeredifiknow.com.au>
wrote:

>Try Here
>
>http://www.cyber-rights.org/reports/demon.htm
>

hmmm.


The case of Laurence Godfrey v. Demon Internet Limited(1) involves the first
judicial decision within England and Wales which concerns a defamatory statement
made via e-mail through an Internet Usenet discussion group.

How does email get onto usenet ..


>"Ferg" <ferg_mcd@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:4e42396d.0203052254.f318604@posting.google.com...
>> NOSPAM@mediaone.net (TMG) wrote in message
>news:<3c858124.573845@netnews.attbi.com>...
>> > On Wed, 06 Mar 2002 15:00:37 +1300, Col <jake.the.muss@the.marae.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> > >On Wed, 06 Mar 2002 01:24:41 GMT, NOSPAM@mediaone.net (TMG) wrote:
>> > >
>> > >>On 5 Mar 2002 12:53:13 -0800, Laurence_Godfrey@hotmail.com (Dr
>> > >>Laurence Godfrey) wrote:
>> > >>
>> > >>>Hello, my name is Dr Laurence Godfrey.
>> > >>>
>> > >>>My purpose in writing to you today is to apologise to the whole wide
>> > >>>world for being a humourless, litigation-happy, twatarse.
>> > >>>
>> > >>>In the past, many of you have tried to have a bit of fun and
>> > >>>excitement by posting all sorts of ridiculous nonsense on the
>internet
>> > >>>and I sincerely apologise for my brutal legal responses to all those
>> > >>>harmless bits of fun.
>> > >>>
>> > >>>I especially would like to apologise to all those from whom I have
>> > >>>extracted apologies and money by using the threat of legal blackmail.
>> > >>>My attitude has been mean and nasty and I promise that I will change.
>> > >>>
>> > >>>Last, but not least, I would like to apologise to the legal
>> > >>>fraternity, especially the courts and magistrates whose time I have
>> > >>>shamelessly wasted with my vindictive and specious claims of having
>> > >>>suffered "harm" as a result of the clearly completely ridiculous
>> > >>>nonsense that all sorts of people have felt the need to post about me
>> > >>>on the internet.
>> > >>>
>> > >>>And I promise to return to my studies of creationist science,
>> > >>>flat-earth theory, and time-travel with no further interruptions for
>> > >>>threatening to sue people who have annoyed me.
>> > >>>
>> > >>>God bless you all.
>> > >>
>> > >>Thank goodness you've come to your senses. I warms my heart to see
>> > >>people finally come around, even if it is a bit late.
>> > >>
>> > >>Dr. Laurence Godfrey, I for one accept your seemingly sincere apology.
>> > >>I'm sorry that such a huge amount of bandwidth was expended to get us
>> > >>all here, but I believe you are to be commended for your insight into
>> > >>your personal Demons.
>> > >>
>> > >>Bless you Dr. Laurence Godfrey, and thank you for taking time out of
>> > >>your busy day to "apologize to the whole wide world for being a
>> > >>humorless, litigation-happy, twatarse.". While I'm not exactly sure
>> > >>what a  "twatarse" is Dr. Laurence Godfrey, I can certainly imagine
>> > >>that it's nothing you're proud of, and it takes a big man to admit
>> > >>he's been one.
>> > >>
>> > >>Thanks for restoring my sense of hope.
>> > >>
>> > >>Kind Regards -
>> > >
>> > >Yes . It does one good to see someone who is man enough to admit he was
>wrong .
>> > >Now is the money going to be returned  I wonder ?
>> > >
>> > >--
>> > >Col
>> > >
>> > >Col's law.
>> > >Thinly sliced cabbage..
>> >
>> > I don't really know. I would presume so, but since the claim was that
>> > it was going to charity, I'm not sure. Now that Dr. Laurence Godfrey
>> > has apolgized " to the whole wide world for being a humorless,
>> > litigation-happy, twatarse.", I'm not sure that it's right to get the
>> > money back from a charity simply, in his words, because he "extracted
>> > apologies and money by using the threat of legal blackmail". Maybe Dr.
>> > Laurence Godfrey will repay the funds from his own monies. I assume
>> > that there may be some money in Dr. Laurence Godfrey's self-professed
>> > fields of study "creationist science, flat-earth theory, and
>> > time-travel ", so maybe he can foot the bill himself. Perhaps Dr.
>> > Laurence Godfrey and another introspective thinker could "team up" for
>> > the common good. Last I heard, Mr. Archimedes Plutonium  was making
>> > similar great contributions to both science and society. However I do
>> > want to make this very clear, I have no specific knowledge that Dr.
>> > Laurence Godfrey and Mr. Archimedes Plutonium would even get along
>> > well enough to collaborate, it's just a personal "gut feeling" that
>> > they might be a good fit.
>> >
>> > Kind Regards -
>>
>> Can he sue himself for slander now?
>

--
Col

Col's law.
Thinly sliced cabbage..