[Foundation-l] About that "sue and be damned" to the National Portrait Gallery ...

[Thomas Dalton]

2009/7/11 David Gerard <dgerard at gmail.com>:
> 2009/7/11 Thomas Dalton <thomas.dalton at gmail.com>:
>
>> Would I be right in assuming that you are American? You certainly have
>> that religious view of free speech that is typical of Americans...
>> This has nothing to do with suppression of free speech, it has to do
>> with being responsible about what you say. I am not a legal expert and
>> I have no spoken to Derrick about his wishes, which is why I am being
>> very careful about what I say and do. All I am asking is that other
>> people in the same position show the same restraint.
>
>
> The problem is that this is an issue that affects all of us, not just
> Derrick - which is presumably (I haven't heard anything from him on
> this issue other than the publication of the threat letter) why his
> immediate response was to publish the letter.

It affects our hobby, it affects his life. I think he interests take precedence.