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To: Jeffrey S. Mitchell who wrote (124)	8/1/1998 1:05:00 AM
From: Just My Opinion	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 461

JSM: The case has gotten a lot of people "up in arms". There is always two sides, and while I would like to vote for the poster, I have no idea what he said, or didn't say. I happen to agree with the "no immunity" idea, but like anything else, it will probably be abused by some. I mean, calling someone say, a carrot on the internet isn't something I would get upset about, but what if a person went to a hundred different sites, and said that someone was a child molester. and.... The poster used his/her victims name and address. All of it being untrue of course, but the person lost their job because of it. Should the originator of the smear campaign have "immunity" because some people have this crazy idea that this is "freedom of speech"? You know, the old.."Tough noogies" approach. I also believe that it is a federal offense to threaten to kill someone on the internet. Why not allow that? That is only "talk" also, if you want to make a case for that. IMO, This issue is a complex one, and I think it's only just being sorted out. I still say that the days of the "wild west internet" are almost over. Have a good one, and good luck with your stock picks.

To: Jeffrey S. Mitchell who wrote (124)	8/2/1998 2:22:00 PM
From: Mama Bear	Respond to of 461

Jeffrey, Osicom Tech and Presstek are two other companies that have filed suits against posters on SI. Please remember that anyone can sue anyone else in civil court for anything. I consider the filing of a lawsuit to be a red flag against a company, and immediately place the name on my list of stocks to be considered for short selling. The filing of these kinds of suits show the company is more concerned with the sale of stock than with the business at hand. Barb