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To: FawnVu who wrote (2294)	1/2/1999 9:29:00 AM
From: Brooks Jackson	Read Replies (1) of 122087

Regarding libel suits -- a few pointers (I'm not a lawyer, but as a journalist I deal with this every day) 1. You are NOT anonymous. Obviously Yahoo rolled over as soon as they got a subpoena and gave up the name of the poster. AOL did the same thing to that gay Navy guy a while back. And I have no doubt that SI would not make any effort to protect the identity of posters should they received a subpoena. So -- you ARE responsible for what you say. 2. In general, they can't hurt you for expressing your OPINION. It's a free country after all. They CAN collect damages if you state false and damaging FACTS. Opinion: "I think Johnny Hypster is a crook." Fact: "Johnny Hypster is a crook." Hypster might collect in court for the second statement, not for the first. Just keep putting "IMO" (In My Opinion) in every sentence. 3. Truth is still a defense. If you can prove at court that Johnny Hypster IS a crook, he can't collect. So -- accuracy, accuracy, accuracy! "According to an SEC press release dated Nov. 12 last year Johnny Hypster was convicted on 18 counts of securities fraud ... "

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