Forum Archive Index - June 2000

["Ben Dutton" <bendutton@sharechat.co.nz>]

Hi Oliver,

Yes I will report back to the forum with regards to this matter.  I should
also remind all users that any usage of the ShareChat forum and message
boards is subject to our legal disclaimer:

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/legal.shtml

Best Regards,

Benjamin Dutton

----- Original Message -----
From: Oliver Shapleski <oliver.shapleski@vuw.ac.nz>
To: <sharechat@sharechat.co.nz>
Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2000 2:41 PM
Subject: Re: [sharechat] Ben: defamation advice


> Ben, are you able to tell us what advice you receive when you get it?  I'm
> sure we'd all be very interested to hear what rights we have, what
> responsibilities Sharechat has and what responsibilities we have,
especially
> in terms of the following:
>
> How can we ensure that the statements we make attract the defence of fair
> comment?
>
> How can we ensure that the statements we make attract the defence of
honest
> opinion?
>
> Can we possibly attract the defence of qualified privilege for commenting
in
> an appropriate forum in the public interest?
>
> Will a simple retraction serve to prevent a defamation suit, and if so,
how
> quick does it need to be?
>
> Look forward to you giving us some guidelines.
>
> Oliver
>
>
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