Re: DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH CONGDONMAN@AOL.COM aka NED ELIASON

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From: Umberto Accardi
Date: Fri, 10 Jan 1997 00:00

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Also, you must prove malicious intent in order to recover damages.  In
other words, somebody has to knowingly say incorrect information to
purposely damage you (e.g. scare away customers, degrade your credibility,
etc.)  Also, a 3rd party can knowingly spread erroneous information;
however, if there are no damages, then you have no case.  Often people say
incorrect things, such as "Mike is fag" even though he really is not.  What
are the damages?  You can see how this is tough to prove.  You might opt
for punitive damages, but once again, it's a hard run in the courts.

Alan Blattberg <alanb@panix.com> wrote in article
<5b4nij$2c4@news1.panix.com>...
> reicja00@dons.ac.usfca.edu (Jake Reichert) spake thusly:
> 
> >Bzzzzzt. Wrong.  
> 
> Bzzzzzt, yourself.
> 
> >You can only sue for liable if the perpetrator
> >knowingly spreads false information about someone.  If they didn't
> >know they were intentionally giving out false information, they aren't
> >at fault.  Liable is pretty difficult to prove.
> 
> "Libel" is, however, pretty easy to spell.
> 
> 
>      Alan Blattberg
>      alanb@panix.com
>      nycnycnycnycnyc
> 
>      http://www.panix.com/~alanb/ab.shtml
>

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From: "Umberto Accardi" <bigdick@computek.net>
Subject: Re: DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH CONGDONMAN@AOL.COM aka NED ELIASON
Date: 1997/01/10
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