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Technology Stocks : Rambus (RMBS) - Eagle or Penguin
RMBS 91.18-4.3%Nov 17 3:59 PM EST
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To: GVTucker who wrote (44131)6/13/2000 9:32:00 AM
From: gnuman  Read Replies (3) of 93625
 
GVTucker, re: <It would be dream come true for me if I saw a Rambus press release that would contain such a threat to Bilow or some other negative poster here.>

I had a long discussion with an Attorney on the Michael Burke thread some time back.
According to this attorney, anyone who posts on a public forum is a publisher, and therefore must meet the same requirements a publisher does. If you make a false injurious or a libelous statement you may end up with some legal problems. Most individuals aren't financially capable of fending off a suit by a PO'd company. (Some companies may sue just for harassment purposes. And if a stock crashes there could be a witch hunt for excuses). I read recently a Judge in Florida has ruled that no one posting on a public forum has a right to anonymity. Unless successfully appealed, soon now, if a company issues a subpoena to an ISP, they will have to reveal the identity immediately. The attorney felt that if you clearly label potentially litigious posts as opinion, you probably are OK. (But no guaranties).
My advice to anyone who posts negative opinion as if it were fact, (potentially litigious or not), is to start clearly labeling it as opinion. And if you aren't sure your opinion is based on fact, it would also be a service to the uninformed reader.
JMHO's <g>
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