On Dec 14, 2007 4:16 AM, Nathan Awrich nawrich@gmail.com wrote:
Libel in the US requires malicious intent, which is notoriously hard to prove - all they would need to do is demonstrate a legitimate belief that the WMF Carolyn Doran is the same one involved in these crimes. Additionally, since it is published in the UK there is the question of jurisdiction. Still, it does seem unlikely that the Register would expose itself to the comparatively low libel bar in the UK.
If it isn't the same Metz, it would be an open-and-shut libel in UK law.