On 5/15/05, Tony Sidaway minorityreport@bluebottle.com wrote:
Skyring said:
What sort of payouts have been involved?
Usually the terms of the settlements are not disclosed. One serial plaintiff has made settlements for published amounts varying from USD 8,000 to around USD 1,000,000, so this is potentially pretty serious.
You don't think the courts would see a difference, when assessing damages, between defamation by a major metropolitan daily newspaper, and some guy in a newsgroup?
Both could say you have your head up your bum, but is a court going to see the harm as equal and settlement identical?