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From: paul@uxc.cso.uiuc.edu (Paul Pomes - UofIllinois CSO)
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Subject: Re: Len Rose and problems in Illinois
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Date: 31 Oct 90 21:22:35 GMT
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jfh@rpp386.cactus.org (John F. Haugh II) writes:

>second, i would like to repeat the advice of an attorney who told
>me that repeating a libelous statement is libel.  you can attribute
>it to anyone you want, but you accept the legal liability for your
>own statements and for repeating the statements of others.  mike
>godwin, the resident EFF attorney, can elaborate on this if you
>have any questions.  i have been collecting postings by those
>people who continue to re-post information which they allege that
>i posted, and will use it in my defense should any legal action
>be brought.  by getting involved in this discussion you are making
>yourself a potential party to a lawsuit.

Sounds like a serious cover your ass operation to me.  Mix in a few threats
(as if you could prove anyone made a particular posting on Usenet) and you
have someone who is seriously sweating a mistake.  I suppose the next thing
we'll hear is that he didn't post the article that accused Len.

What a dweeb.

/pbp
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