Jim Ray wrote:
Jim Choate writes:
There is one important legal aspect which the operator of the Cypherpunks mailing list has opened themselves up for with this action. In short they have now opened themselves up for defamation and liable suites by imposing an editorial policy on the contents of this list (1).
I fear you mean "libel," and I think not. (see below.)
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I'm sure John's quaking in his boots. Reread my campground analogy, and try to refute it. You can't. Go start your own list with no moderation. Go start a more moderated list than John's, like Perry's will be. Do whatever, but this moronic thread must end!
[more snip] Ironic, isn't it? Jim says "this moronic thread *must* end", and yet, this very list that is John's *private* property is filling up with rants about censorship. Tsk tsk. Maybe next time they'll make it more apparent at subscription time that there's no assurance of free speech here!