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Pastimes : Business Wire Falls for April Fools Prank, Sues FBNers
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To: Cindy Powell who wrote (1529)5/4/1999 12:34:00 AM
From: The Philosopher  Read Replies (2) of 3795
 
I have written many a complaint in my life. I can make them sound very good, very scary. Proving them is something entirely different.

I'm not saying you're wrong. But you need to understand that a complaint, particularly in a case like this, is basically a propaganda piece, not necessarily a truth piece.

As to "Bidwire," the Supreme Court has repeatedly upheld parody as legitimate expression and not defamation.

It will be interesting for the lawyers to probe this question: which has done greater damage to Business Wire's credibility -- the original prank, or the lawsuit?

My basic question is this: why can't Business Wire just laugh at having been fooled and get on with their work, like Wired did? Time to lighten up.

I wish the fab 3 were wealthy enough to add me to their defense team. This would be FUN case to work on!
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