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From: bytebug@felix.UUCP (Roger L. Long)
Newsgroups: news.admin,misc.legal
Subject: Re: Mark Ethan Smith: For real?
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Date: Sat, 10-Oct-87 12:11:40 EDT
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But speaking of liability, just how does one PROVE that statements made on
USENET actually come from the organization or user they say they do?  It
is quite easy for me to post an article to the net that would appear to
come from larry@kitty.UUCP saying that "Smith" molested little girls.
By the definitions posted by Larry, that would be libel.  But how would 
anyone be able to prove or disprove that Larry actually posted it?
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	Roger L. Long
	FileNet Corp
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