another brouhaha?

**"e.merge" hanna@direct.ca>**

Re: 

>What makes libel law different is that the burdon of proof is on the 
>>defendent. That is, if you are sued, you have to prove that your 
>>statements were both true and lacking in malice.
>>
>>
>>Brook
>This is an international list, and you're talking about the situation in 
>U.S. law without specifying it as such.  I am not a lawyer, and neither are 
>you.  IIRC truth is not a defense in trade libel, but neither of us should 
>be dogmatic about  what is "the law" and what is not. Margaret Lauterbach
>
>

Folks:

Isn't brouhaha a lovely word? Onomatopoeic, maybe?

"I'm not a lawyer, and neither are you" = provocative/inflammatory? 

My "opinion" (worth almost nothing...) : 

Of course we can talk about our experiences with magazines, but obviously
not get involved in 'slander' or 'libel'. It must be appropriate and
businesslike. But must EVERY issue get dealt with in the manner of a
starving dog with a bone? Yikes. 

My request: 

Keep it professional. Please send comments to one-another off-list complete
with snarking back and forth, if you need to do this, which is a whole
other story..... 

S 
Sharon H. Hanna
Writer & Urban Agriculturist
Member, Garden Writers Assoc. of America
(604) 736 1889

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