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Date: Sun, 04 Apr 1993 16:35:11 -0500
From: Charlie.Mingo@P4218.F70.N109.Z1.FIDONET.ORG(Charlie Mingo)
Subject: File 1--Re: Debating the Virus contest - clarification
>> Surely, Mr. Ludwig would not hold me responsible for the
destruction
>> of his home caused by someone who decided to implement the plans
I
>> presented purely for "scientific research purposes".
> To date, no case has been carried against a publisher for
> this kind of material. {Soldier of Fortune} magazine was struck
> in a case for libel regarding publishing an ad for Murder for
> Hire services. I am not sure of the status of the case.
It wasn't libel (after all, no one was defamed), but negligence.
The
plaintiff argued that the magazine had a duty not to carry
solicitations for criminal acts. The jury agreed, and found SoF
liable for a verdict of several million dollars. The award was
upheld
on appeal to the US Court of Appeals. The case was ultimately
settled
for undisclosed terms.
SoF's defense was that it couldn't be expected to screen every ad
to
detect an illegal purpose behind them. However, this particular
classified ad was so blatant, that it was obvious that a gun was
being
offered for hire.
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