tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13796804.post8553805913531607485..comments2023-09-06T05:58:02.522-07:00Comments on Palousitics: Anything You Don't Say Can and Will Be Used Against YouUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13796804.post-58992226453331813792008-03-25T08:34:00.000-07:002008-03-25T08:34:00.000-07:00Thanks illuvian. Yes, libel is held to a very hig...Thanks illuvian. Yes, libel is held to a very high standard because you have to prove actual malice.<BR/><BR/>However, proving that Lupke was lying would be easy. I am not the commenter that he was chiding for making "homophobic jokes" and this could be proven quite easily by computer records.<BR/><BR/>So easy, in fact, another comment in the same thread that Lupke made that actually used the word "Tom" has now been removed. Whether the Daily News removed it or Lupke requested that it be removed, it's obvious that someone is very concerned with the legal ramifications of the reckless disregard that Lupke's mistaken ID demonstrated.Tom Forbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02080804561058476349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13796804.post-18195430031398846562008-03-24T18:24:00.000-07:002008-03-24T18:24:00.000-07:00Michael, you would be correct and the word is libe...Michael, you would be correct and the word is libel not slander(slander=speech, libel=writing) if the paper had published his comments in written form. Since the newspaper did not do this and it was published on the web the paper isn't liable however the poster is. However, it is worth noting that winning a lawsuit against this would be incredibly difficult seeing as it would be very difficult to prove that he was lying, and that it actually caused harm. <BR/><BR/>NOTE: I am not a lawyer, and this is not intended as legal advice.Illuvianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06631112392002513461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13796804.post-5427903344653511342008-03-21T15:53:00.000-07:002008-03-21T15:53:00.000-07:00Nathan Alford might want to visit with an attorney...Nathan Alford might want to visit with an attorney about this one. I do know that papers are liable if they print a slanderous letter to the editor in their letters to the editor section.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15600654309482979580noreply@blogger.com