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To: LTK007 who wrote (749)	3/24/1999 9:15:00 PM
From: TideGlider	Respond to of 1827

I wonder what the grounds for a lawsuit would be? My brother is an attorney and was telling me it might be worth a free vacation to fly to wherever they file and pick up legal fees after dismissal. TG

To: LTK007 who wrote (749)	3/24/1999 9:30:00 PM
From: Tom Swift	Respond to of 1827

I agree max. Chatty could have picked a better article to cite, this quote is very appropriate for this particular case: <I.Jared Silverman, a private attorney who specializes in Internet-related cases, notes that some of these lawsuits are similar to the so-called SLAPP, or Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation, suits sometimes filed by companies to discourage public opposition and negative publicity. "If this is a private action that goes out to silence somebody, then that is troublesome," Silverman says. Still, that doesn't give online posters free reign. "The standards of defamation still apply on the Internet as far as posting things that are false," Silverman explains, adding that if it is analysis or opinion the company seeks to squelch, that may be more of a problem. The discovery phase of this hypothetical lawsuit should be fun. What is the proposed jurisdiction? We should try for a nice place -- I like the west coast myself, but will be willing to consider other nice sites.