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- From: karl@ddsw1.mcs.com (Karl Denninger)
- Subject: Re: [misc.legal] Libel by computer user -> liability by sysadmins?
- Message-ID: <Bz66Mv.1t5@ddsw1.mcs.com>
- Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1992 23:30:30 GMT
- References: <Byr9Ct.7nD@cs.uiuc.edu> <1992Dec5.014640.10902jp@tygra.Michigan.COM> <1992Dec8.202211.314@oracle.us.oracle.com>
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- In article <1992Dec8.202211.314@oracle.us.oracle.com> mfriedma@uucp (Michael Friedman) writes:
- >Anyone reading this should be aware that John Palmer is generally
- >considered to be slightly loony. Personally, unless he gives us
- >enough facts to actually check on this (for example, a cite to a
- >newspaper article), I would take this article with a grain of salt.
- >
- >Mike
- >
- >In article <1992Dec5.014640.10902jp@tygra.Michigan.COM> jp@tygra.Michigan.COM (John Palmer) writes:
- >>In article <Byr9Ct.7nD@cs.uiuc.edu> kadie@cs.uiuc.edu (Carl M. Kadie) writes:
- >>"[A repost - Carl]
- >>"
- >>"Newsgroups: misc.legal
- >>"From: wales@kona.cs.ucla.edu (Rich Wales)
- >>"Subject: Libel by computer user -> liability by sysadmins?
- >>"Message-ID: <1992Dec4.195535.28980@cs.ucla.edu>
- >>"Date: Fri, 4 Dec 92 19:55:35 GMT
- >>"
- >>"Could someone summarize for me the current state of affairs in cases
- >>"where the system administrators of a university computer facility are
- >>"(or are not) held responsible for the actions of a user accused of
- >>"making libelous statements via news or e-mail?
- >>"
- >>
- >>My former company, Michigan Network Systems, just won a California
- >>case against a medium sized software designer. Its sysamin posted
- >>false, misleading and malicious statements about the firm to USENET.
- >>We were able to convince a jury that he did it with the intention of
- >>ruining the firm's reputation. We also convinced them that the employer
- >>should be held liable as the guy doing the posting was in charge of the
- >>machine and the CEO read whatever was posted on the system. We got a
- >>judgement against both the sysadmin and the company for $500,000.
- >>
- >>This will just about bankrupt both the company and the sysamin. I don't
- >>feel bad as they may have contributed to the demise of Michigan Network
- >>Systems. We may have trouble collection, but our attorneys have orders
- >>to pursue all avenues of collection (ie: show no mercy).
-
- Please provide the case number, court, and the defendants names. Since you
- won you can now state this without fear of a lawsuit in return. Facts are
- facts you know.
-
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