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To: british-cars@autox.team.net
Subject: Libel& Free Speech
From: Roland Dudley <cobra@cdc.hp.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Feb 1994 09:03:27 -0800
>From: lupienj@wal.hp.com (John Lupien)
>Date: Wed, 16 Feb 94 10:46:56 EST
>To: jsbradl@erenj.com, british-cars@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: Healey Glass (and Scarborogh Faire in a way)

>> (I hadn't realised that BCD membership shielded one from the libel laws -
>> what an enlightened country this is).

>It does not - however, it is not libelous to diseminate factual information.
>I have not seen any messages regarding SF that said anything other than
>words to the effect of:
>"I had a terrible experience (or several) dealing with this operation
>and recommend that others not do business with them."
>I am sure that if people had good experiences with them, they would
>have been just as forthcoming.

I don't see how this is any different from Consumer Reports rating a
product as unacceptable or a restaurant reviewer writing negative
comments about some greasy spoon and recommending that patrons eat
elsewhere.

Roland


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