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From: jfh@rpp386.cactus.org (John F. Haugh II)
Newsgroups: comp.org.eff.talk
Subject: The nature of libel
Message-ID: <18668@rpp386.cactus.org>
Date: 2 Nov 90 00:46:46 GMT
References: <1990Oct29.175540.23987@uncecs.edu> <1990Nov1.060754.639@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> <1990Nov1.175408.4690@uncecs.edu>
Reply-To: jfh@rpp386.cactus.org (John F. Haugh II)
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In article <1990Nov1.175408.4690@uncecs.edu> seals@uncecs.edu (Larry W. Seals) writes:
>        But I feel that once he intimated to us (via the net) that he
>knew something and even disclosed the subject of what he knew, he
>opened the door for speculation and conjecture.

My understanding of libel laws, and Mike will correct me I am
sure, is that repeating a libelous statement is itself libel.
You can speculate all you want, but you do so with your own
neck.  This is why I will continue to mail little reminders
to each and every individual who posts anything in this thread
containing any reference to me or Len's problems.

And I will repeat one last time, the article which certain
people alleged that I posted contains some information which
was incorrect.  Since it seems that everyone does not read
every article, and therefore may not have seen the retraction
that I posted shortly after being made aware of the facts,
I'd like to repeat what I wrote earlier.  Len has never been
arrested or convicted of any of the activities which were 
contained in that article.
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