Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Troodon, post: 134538, member: 4626&quot;]People can sue for saying just about anything... it&#039;s just a question of whether or not they will win, or whehter it will get laughed out of court.&nbsp; Merely stating an opinion is not slander or libel.&nbsp; Basically, it has to be proven that you say something that you know not to be true for the sake of hurting someone&#039;s reputation.&nbsp; In any accusation of libel or slander, truth is a defense... if you can prove what you&#039;re saying</p><p>is true, it can&#039;t ever be libel or slander.&nbsp; Also merely stating an opinion, as long as it is clear that it is an opinion and that you&#039;re not misrepresenting opinion as fact, is not libel or slander, whether it&#039;s true or not.&nbsp; Many people like to use threats of lawsuits for slander or libel to intimidate those that are either ignorant of the law or who lack the resources to hire lawyers to defend themselves.&nbsp; I&#039;ve known a lot of websites that basically call their bluff when they realize that the threats are empty because no court would waste their time hearing a libel case when it is clearly just a statement of opinion, protected by the 1st amendment.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in