Re: 'Censored' Mahathir daughter hits out

"On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 20:18:02 +0800, Paul Saccani <saccani@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote/and/or quoted:

Can one be sued for slandering in scm?

No, because slander is spoken defamation. One can be sued for slander
for libelous remarks made in SCM.

Will your service provider be sued too?
It is possible.

Is defamation laws applicable in cyberspace?
Yes.

thank you paul for the above illucidation.
you are the one who recommended me the sw radio to cull bbc some 3 years
ago ;-)


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-pluto
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