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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (73450)	6/7/2000 10:19:00 AM
From: waverider	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

Well now...the validity of an opinion can be based on several perspectives. In terms of inaccurate opinions such as the ones you mentioned, one may argue that the opinioner has the valid right to express them. On the other hand, inaccurate opinions can cause a great deal of damage...such as shouting fire in a crowded TDMA lab (which actually may have some hint of reality since their trial handsets heat production could produce such a condidition). In a court, the valid right of a person to shout such an opinion has been deemed invalid...since it is more a statement to cause panic than to enlighten. Therefore, to clarify, everyone has a valid right to express an opinion (guess I needed to include the extra verbage to make my point clear)...but some opinions themselves may not be valid. Hope this clears things up. <g>