Re: OT but important to aquarists

[Mike & Diane Wise <apistowise@bewellnet.com>]

I find this hard to believe! If true, and I assume it is, I find this a very
disturbing thought for any internet list member. It will suppress the free
communication of opinions that these lists are so good at. My question is,
unless the defendants were maliciously out to destroy the plaintiff's
reputation/business with false statements, how could one's personal opinions
be considered defamation? I find it hard to believe that one's opinion can be
compromised in this way. Anyway, it does make one stop and think. Fortunately
the apisto list doesn't go into character assassination to any extent.

Mike Wise

Scott wrote:

> Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2001 13:55:45 -0500 (CDT)
> From: Cynthia Powers <cyn@metronet.com>
> Subject: PetsWarehouse Lawsuit Defense Fund
>
> A group of aqurium hobbyists who frequent the Internet
> Aquatic Plant
> Digest have been sued in Federal court for $15,000,000
> by Robert Novak
> d/b/a petswarehouse.com. The lawsuit was filed in the
> U.S. District
> Court
> for the Eastern District of New York. All of the
> defendants reside
> outside of New York. The lawsuit involves allegations
> of defamation for
> certain messages that were posted to the Aquatic Plant
> Digest.
>
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