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Originally Posted by tbob
IMHO, if REA can truly prove that it did indeed lose money because of this quote on the Net 54 Board, one would have to think it could have a chilling effect on poster commentary. I don't have a dog in this fight but the outcome is going to be very interesting.
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REA has to establish both liability and damages. In my personal opinion, just based on the language of the post, it will be very difficult to establish that a comment about the potential pitfalls of consigning 19th century memorabilia to auction houses was libelous.