Re: legal threat in eo wikipedia! / legxa minaco en la eo-Vikipedio

I am a lawyer. I can give you some initial advice. 

Pedro.

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From: "Ray Saintonge" <saintonge-EynCeXvFgoheoWH0uzbU5w@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Chuck Smith wrote:
> 
> >So, I need legal advice.  Jimbo, should I give
> >Kricxjo's name and address to Silfer?  Should I
> >temporarily remove the critique from the biography
> >until the legal problem is solved?  Please reply
> >ASAP... and CC: your reply to my personal address as
> >well, msochuck-/E1597aS9LRfmgfxC/sS/w@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> It seems to me that giving confidential information to the likes of this 
> guy would be a greater sin then the defamation that he seems to allege.  
> 
> What is the UEA in Rotterdam, and what relevance do they have to anything?
> 
>  From Googling around it appears that Giorgio Silfer is a pseudonym for 
> Valerio Ari.  What standing would a pseudonym have in an action for 
> defamation?
> 
> I'm sure that the press deals with this sort of guy all the time.  They 
> depend a lot on people backing down to idle threats of a lawsuit.  If 
> you remove the offending material, they will see the problem as solved 
> and not go ahead with any legal action.  In other words, if you remove 
> the critique, the "legal problem" will never be solved.  A lot of 
> allegations with absolutely no foundation in fact or law are won this way.  
> 
> Until he has filed a formal complaint with some official body, there is 
> no "legal problem".  Once he has made his complaint it is up to him to 
> prove his case including whether he has standing and whether the 
> official body that he has chosen has jurisdiction over the alleged 
> offenders.  The burden of proof is entirely on him.
> 
> Eclecticology
> 
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