Have colleagues heard about the court case here where a professor of
physics has just sued one of the internet providers for libelous comments
made about him in one of the chatrooms sponsored by demon. What are the
implications of this for communities like this one?
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> From: Mike Cole <mcole@weber.ucsd.edu>
> To: xmca@weber.ucsd.edu
> Subject: Anyone object?
> Date: 03 April 2000 17:24
>
>
> Hi Judy--
>
> Seems to me that you ought to put the question the other way around. If
> people want to the be topics of your paper, as identifiable people,
> name changes notwithstanding, you ought to get their permission.
>
> There are enough features of the medium to make people cautious as it is.
>
> Here, American style I suppose, my impulse is to ask for a vote on
> preferences!
> mike
>
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