-=> Quoting Stewart Honsberger to Jack Stein <=-

 JS>> Yeah, right... The truth is not slander, nor libel, far as I know.
 
 SH>> You don't know much about the law either, I see.
 
 JS> I guess thats slander on your part.

 SH> No, I was voicing an observation based on what I'd seen.

	He's right.  In U.S. law, truth is an absolute defense against
a libel or slander suit.  (It isn't against an invasion of privacy
suit, but that hardly applies here.)
	There are a few other defenses--the plaintiff would have
to prove the defendants knew that the allegation was false, had
malicious intent, etc.
	Frankly, I don't see it here.
 
 JS> out my dictionary... lets see, The Ameriacn Heritage Dictionary of 
 JS> the English Language says:
 
 JS> support:... 6) "To provide for or maintain by supplying with money or 
 JS> other necessities."  7) To aid the cause of by approving, favoring, 
 JS> or advocating."
 
 SH>> Judging by this statement, and the above quoted statement,
 SH>> I'm assuming that you don't understand the libel laws.
 
 JS> I'm not a damned laywer, if thats your question.

 SH> Neither am I. I simply know what libel is when I see it.

	Problem is, you're seeing it where it isn't.  
 
 SH>> "I don't believe that IBM has sufficiently supported OS/2"
 SH>> is an opinion. "IBM NEVER supported OS/2, not for one day."
 SH>> is a libelous claim. 
 
 JS> When given in a Fido conference, by a nobody, it is an opinion.  Only 
 JS> a dolt would think otherwise.

 SH> Oh, so as long as you post slander and/or libel in a FidoNet
 SH> conference, it's not against the law? I thought you weren't a lawyer?
 
	There are good reasons why businesses rarely bring libel suits.

	To bring this on-topic, as someone who's interested in
trying Warp or Merlin when the budget permits, is there a good web
site for compatability issues with momboards and other hardware?




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