Re: [cobalt-users] Raq4 verses Linux PC

["Steve Werby" <steve-lists@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Surfbaud" <error404@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Doesn't make me think, I, along with many other people on the planet, do
> not live in amerika and so are not bound by their laws.

Actually, you don't need to be a U.S. citizen for a U.S. citizen to sue you
for libel or defamation.  Collecting a judgment from a non-U.S. resident may
be difficult though.  So like it or not the case I cited can affect you.
But ignoring borders for the moment, what worries me is that the world might
be moving in a direction where I have a very real possibility of facing a
serious lawsuit if I speak the truth about a negative experience or simply
run a website, message board or mailing list where such messages appear.
You may have a perception that I'm a self-absorbed American oblivious to the
rest of the world and oblivious to the fact that a large percentage of the
Cobalt list members live outside the U.S., but I assure you that's not the
case.  Not only is nearly half of my client base outside the U.S., but I run
several sites with a large number of international users.  If I offended you
by citing something that does not affect you, my apologies, but IMO it's
something that could affect a large percentage of this list's members,
American or otherwise.

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Steve Werby
President, Befriend Internet Services LLC
http://www.befriend.com/