Comments on: MetroNOmy PC sends an email http://absoblogginlutely.net/2004/04/metronomy-pc-sends-an-email/ Fri, 11 May 2012 01:58:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: GCC http://absoblogginlutely.net/2004/04/metronomy-pc-sends-an-email/comment-page-1/#comment-638 GCC Mon, 17 May 2004 18:43:24 +0000 http://absoblogginlutely.net/migrate/?p=1169#comment-638 I am not a lawyer either but I know enough about libel law to state that:- the publisher is equally liable as the author for any libel - ie it is no defence to say that you are simply reproducing something that someone else has written, and If they sue you it is up to you to prove the libel, not for them to prove their 'innocence' - the only occasion in law when you are not 'presumed innocent'. I dont work for metronomy or anything, but I would seriously consider removing those commets unles you are 100% certyain you can back them up (ie prove them) in court! I am not a lawyer either but I know enough about libel law to state that:-

the publisher is equally liable as the author for any libel – ie it is no defence to say that you are simply reproducing something that someone else has written, and

If they sue you it is up to you to prove the libel, not for them to prove their ‘innocence’ – the only occasion in law when you are not ‘presumed innocent’.

I dont work for metronomy or anything, but I would seriously consider removing those commets unles you are 100% certyain you can back them up (ie prove them) in court!

]]> By: Neil http://absoblogginlutely.net/2004/04/metronomy-pc-sends-an-email/comment-page-1/#comment-637 Neil Thu, 29 Apr 2004 16:58:10 +0000 http://absoblogginlutely.net/migrate/?p=1169#comment-637 I'm not a lawyer, but I think they'd have a hard time taking legal action against you - you haven't made any allegations about them - just reported facts, and published comments written by others. Not all of these comments are biased against Metronomy, so I think it would be hard to claim that you'd edited out stuff to make them look bad. If other people make allegations, then the company should be chasing them, not you. However, it might be worth asking them for a formal response to the comments that were posted, so that you can publish that too - I think they'd find it even harder to make a legal case against you then. I’m not a lawyer, but I think they’d have a hard time taking legal action against you – you haven’t made any allegations about them – just reported facts, and published comments written by others. Not all of these comments are biased against Metronomy, so I think it would be hard to claim that you’d edited out stuff to make them look bad.

If other people make allegations, then the company should be chasing them, not you.

However, it might be worth asking them for a formal response to the comments that were posted, so that you can publish that too – I think they’d find it even harder to make a legal case against you then.

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