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To: HairBall who wrote (150)	12/15/1998 2:18:00 PM
From: The Philosopher	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 242

Since this is a legal thread, it is interesting to note that the poster of that press release specifically violated the copyright notice by posting it! I read the start of this thread and then jumped to the end, so I don't know whether the issue of copyright infringement vs. fair use in posting copyrighted press releases and other "public" information has been discussed. It's not my field of law. Is it for any others?? Was posting that notice itself actionable? (Maybe we'll find out by another legal suit distributed here?)

To: HairBall who wrote (150)	12/15/1998 10:50:00 PM
From: Estimated Prophet	Respond to of 242

LG thanks for posting that. The more play stuff like this gets the better for the usefullness and trustworthiness of bulletin boards. Not that you'll ever be able to rely on posts to the exclusion of due diligence of your own, but just making would-be hypesters and liars think twice has to be beneficial. Now don't get me wrong, the first amendment is very important. But it has never supported misrepresentation and lies which are intended to and do deceive others out of their money or reputations.