Pedant. noun 1. a person who makes an excessive or inappropriate display of learning. 2. a person who overemphasizes rules or minor details. 3. a person who adheres rigidly to book knowledge without regard to common sense.
On Mar 2, 9:02 pm, Michael <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, 02 Mar 2009 20:47:43 Berend de Boer wrote: > > > >>>>> "Michael" == Michael <[email protected]> writes: > > > Michael> The vast majority of people in the web development industry > > Michael> are complicit in this problem by taking on jobs where they > > Michael> KNOW the customer is going to LOSE MONEY. > > > That is utter nonsense, and libellous statement. I know of no such > > company or contractor in this industry. > > Definition of libel according to the legal dictionary at law.com > > libel > 1) n. to publish in print (including pictures), writing or broadcast through > radio, television or film, an untruth about another which will do harm to > that person or his/her reputation, by tending to bring the target into > ridicule, hatred, scorn or contempt of others. Libel is the written or > broadcast form of defamation, distinguished from slander, which is oral > defamation. It is a tort (civil wrong) making the person or entity (like a > newspaper, magazine or political organization) open to a lawsuit for damages > by the person who can prove the statement about him/her was a > lie.http://dictionary.law.com/default2.asp?selected=1153&bold=libel|| > > And while I am there, here is the definition of "fair comment" > > fair comment > n. a statement of opinion (no matter how ludicrous) based on facts which are > correctly stated and which does not allege dishonorable motives on the part > of the target of the comment. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that to > protect free speech, statements made about a public person (politician, > officeholder, movie star, author, etc.), even though untrue and harmful, are > fair comment unless the victim can prove the opinions were stated > maliciously-with hate, dislike, intent and/or desire to harm. Thus, a public > figure may not sue for defamation based on published opinions or alleged > information which would be the basis of a lawsuit if said or published about > a private person not worthy of opinion or comment. This is a crucial defense > against libel suits put up by members of the media. > See also: defamation libel public figure slander > > No company or person was named. So your claim that my comment is "libel" is > rediculous and laughable. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug To post, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
