Friday, September 23, 2011

Interesting Disclaimer from Newspaper Comment Section:

From the Lake Geneva News.net: Reader Feedback SubmissionBefore posting a comment, think about a few things. Comments that are obscene, vulgar or sexually oriented will be removed from the site. No racism, sexism or other statements that degrade another person should be written. Do not libel someone – which means writing something false about someone that damages that person’s reputation. Basically, we want your opinions, information, viewpoints and firmly believe in the First Amendment, but we reserve the right to remove any comments that we deem inappropriate. NOTE: THE REGIONAL NEWS WILL NOT PROTECT YOUR ANONYMITY AND YOU CAN BE HELD LIABLE FOR COMMENTS YOU POST ON OUR WEB SITE. IF YOU POST A LIBELOUS COMMENT, YOUR IP ADDRESS CAN AND WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE PERSON SEEKING DAMAGES.
http://www.lakegenevanews.net/Articles-i-2011-09-22-245131.114135-Towns-top-cop-retires.html
I wonder if this is a policy of most newspapers- that a newspaper would help plaintiffs in a libel lawsuit?

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