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From: abostick@gethen.UUCP (Alan Bostick)
Newsgroups: news.admin,misc.legal,soc.women
Subject: Re: Proposed lawsuit
Message-ID: <1110@gethen.UUCP>
Date: 23 Jul 88 03:02:19 GMT
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In article <1299@aplcomm.jhuapl.edu> jwm@aplvax.UUCP (Jim Meritt) writes:
>I have gotten an e-mail or two requesting clarification.  It is my opinion
>that if you substantiate another's statement, their statement goes from
>"slander" to "reporting", and there goes the suit!

Really?  I was under the impression that there were certain
circumstances where, EVEN IF THE ALLEGATION IS TRUE the dissemination of
it constitutes libel or slander.  (e.g. "were you aware that
Computerwhiz X is a conviced felon?)  There is some criterion involving
malice.

God knows, I've seen plenty of malice directed against poor MES.

					Alan Bostick
					ucbvax!unisoft!gethen!abostick