Anthony DiPierro wrote:
On 4/23/06, Daniel P. B. Smith wikipedia2006@dpbsmith.com wrote:
From: "Anthony DiPierro" wikilegal@inbox.org
So someone goes to a community corkboard in an apartment building and writes "John Heybobarebob is gay" on the bathroom door. Then the owner of the apartment building sees the defamatory statement, takes down the message, and stores it in a closet with a bunch of other removed messages. Then a janitor goes into to the closet, takes the message, and creates photocopies which she proceeds to hand out to people.
You think the building owner can be sued?
I'm _certain_ the building owner can be sued.
The question is, can the plaintiff win? That's a completely different question... and since IANAL I wouldn't even try to guess.
C'mon now, there are plenty of people who are not lawyers who are trying to guess. Surely the fact that you are not a lawyer is not the reason you wouldn't even try to guess.
No, the real reason he isn't trying to guess is because he has good sense. You don't see any lawyers trying to guess, do you?
--Michael Snow