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 Posted: 03/31/03 - 21:57 Post subject: i got a letter from people magazine today.
the wrote an article about that big fat greek Nia Vardalos. i mean the movie starring her... i mean.. yeah.. well anyways.
so they mentioned she met the Queen on her jubilee visit to Winnipeg. except they spelt it "Winnepeg".
i e-mailed them telling them to consult their big fat greek atlas next time.
they replied:
| Quote: | People Letters:
Dear Chris
Thank you for contacting PEOPLE Magazine regarding our article on Nia Vardalos in our March 31st issue. You are, of course, correct in noting that we erred in the spelling of Winnipeg. We appreciate you making us cognizant of our error and we sincerely regret the mistake.
Sincerely,
Natalie Tulloch
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don't i feel special?
oh and at the bottom of the e-mail had a lengthy legal statement saying something to the effect of me not being able to show anybody the e-mail they sent me or i'd be shot by Time Warner.
| Quote: | The Warning:
This message is the property of Time Inc. or its affiliates. It may be
legally privileged and/or confidential and is intended only for the use
of the addressee(s). No addressee should forward, print, copy, or
otherwise reproduce this message in any manner that would allow it to be
viewed by any individual not originally listed as a recipient. If the
reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby
notified that any unauthorized disclosure, dissemination, distribution,
copying or the taking of any action in reliance on the information
herein is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication
in error, please immediately notify the sender and delete this message.
Thank you.
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who woulda knew that this was an offense? 
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Posted: 03/31/03 - 22:33 Post subject:
I figured they would just say that's the Americanized spelling. teehee.
I am amazed they wrote you back at all! It always surprises me how often country/city names are spelled wrong in publications.
Colombia, South America is very often spelled "Columbia". (Personal pet peeve)
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Posted: 03/31/03 - 22:35 Post subject: Re: i got a letter from people magazine today.
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who woulda knew that this was an offense?
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It's not. It covers People's backside in case one of their "carefree" journalists (using the term loosely, of course) decides to libel someone via e-mail transmission.
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Posted: 03/31/03 - 22:37 Post subject: Re: i got a letter from people magazine today.
| thegman wrote: | | blue wrote: |
who woulda knew that this was an offense?
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It's not. It covers People's backside in case one of their "carefree" journalists (using the term loosely, of course) decides to libel someone via e-mail transmission. |
true enough. but they can't stop me from showing someone a letter i got. i mean it's not gov't information or anything.
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Posted: 03/31/03 - 22:38 Post subject:
It is so absolutely cool having our very own lawyer to explain this stuff to us!!
You really ought to consider an amnesty thread so we can ask you lots of weird questions we could only ask a friend. 
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Posted: 03/31/03 - 22:39 Post subject:
| airehead wrote: | It is so absolutely cool having our very own lawyer to explain this stuff to us!!
You really ought to consider an amnesty thread so we can ask you lots of weird questions we could only ask a friend. |
Amnesty thread forthcoming. With appropriate boilerplate disclaimers, of course.
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Posted: 03/31/03 - 22:41 Post subject:
| airehead wrote: | It is so absolutely cool having our very own lawyer to explain this stuff to us!!
You really ought to consider an amnesty thread so we can ask you lots of weird questions we could only ask a friend. |
i don't follow?
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Posted: 03/31/03 - 22:43 Post subject: Re: i got a letter from people magazine today.
| blue wrote: | | thegman wrote: | | blue wrote: |
who woulda knew that this was an offense?
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It's not. It covers People's backside in case one of their "carefree" journalists (using the term loosely, of course) decides to libel someone via e-mail transmission. |
true enough. but they can't stop me from showing someone a letter i got. i mean it's not gov't information or anything. |
They're only trying to limit any liability to the person a writer might libel to a single entity. Damages multiply rapidly if the first entity who receives it passes it on. If they tell you you can't, and you do anyway, they're off the hook from a liability standpoint. Then YOU become the one who committed libel! 
Damn lawyers.
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Posted: 03/31/03 - 22:43 Post subject:
| thegman wrote: | | airehead wrote: | It is so absolutely cool having our very own lawyer to explain this stuff to us!!
You really ought to consider an amnesty thread so we can ask you lots of weird questions we could only ask a friend. |
Amnesty thread forthcoming. With appropriate boilerplate disclaimers, of course. |
I'm looking forward to it. I'll scrape the darker recesses of my mind for all of life's imponderables dealing with the legal world....
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Posted: 03/31/03 - 22:49 Post subject:
| blue wrote: | | airehead wrote: | It is so absolutely cool having our very own lawyer to explain this stuff to us!!
You really ought to consider an amnesty thread so we can ask you lots of weird questions we could only ask a friend. |
i don't follow? |
Riff Raffers with cool jobs or experiences will sometimes open a "Stupid Question Amnesty Thread" for one day only where we can ask everything we've ever wanted to ask about that profession.
For example
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Posted: 03/31/03 - 22:51 Post subject:
| airehead wrote: | | thegman wrote: | | airehead wrote: | It is so absolutely cool having our very own lawyer to explain this stuff to us!!
You really ought to consider an amnesty thread so we can ask you lots of weird questions we could only ask a friend. |
Amnesty thread forthcoming. With appropriate boilerplate disclaimers, of course. |
I'm looking forward to it. I'll scrape the darker recesses of my mind for all of life's imponderables dealing with the legal world.... |
i still don't follow.
gman - so, were i too leave a note confessing a crime and said "this note is the property of blue, you aren't allowed to show it to others" they couldn't use it against me? interesting...
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Posted: 03/31/03 - 23:02 Post subject:
| blue wrote: | | airehead wrote: | | thegman wrote: | | airehead wrote: | It is so absolutely cool having our very own lawyer to explain this stuff to us!!
You really ought to consider an amnesty thread so we can ask you lots of weird questions we could only ask a friend. |
Amnesty thread forthcoming. With appropriate boilerplate disclaimers, of course. |
I'm looking forward to it. I'll scrape the darker recesses of my mind for all of life's imponderables dealing with the legal world.... |
i still don't follow.
Check out my post right above yours for an example. It's essentially a thread so we can ask someone questions about their profession.
gman - so, were i too leave a note confessing a crime and said "this note is the property of blue, you aren't allowed to show it to others" they couldn't use it against me? interesting... |
Check out my post right above yours for an example. It's essentially a thread so we can ask someone questions about their profession.
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Posted: 03/31/03 - 23:03 Post subject:
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ah.
like "ask coffee maker blue".
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Posted: 03/31/03 - 23:13 Post subject:
| blue wrote: | | airehead wrote: | | thegman wrote: | | airehead wrote: | It is so absolutely cool having our very own lawyer to explain this stuff to us!!
You really ought to consider an amnesty thread so we can ask you lots of weird questions we could only ask a friend. |
Amnesty thread forthcoming. With appropriate boilerplate disclaimers, of course. |
I'm looking forward to it. I'll scrape the darker recesses of my mind for all of life's imponderables dealing with the legal world.... |
i still don't follow.
gman - so, were i too leave a note confessing a crime and said "this note is the property of blue, you aren't allowed to show it to others" they couldn't use it against me? interesting... |
I'm afraid you've missed the point. The issue is not criminal liability, but civil liability as it pertains to a libelous statement.
Libel is generally defined as a defamatory statement or representation especially in the form of written or printed words. It's usually a false published statement that injures an individual's reputation (as in business) or otherwise exposes him or her to public contempt.
Journalists are targets of libel suits when they write about public figures, as in the case of People magazine. If one of the writers published a libelous statement (about someone famous, for instance) in an e-mail and sent it only to you, the famous person could claim damages against People for the injury to their reputation as it pertains to you. If you pass it on, and People doesn't put the disclaimer on the e-mail, the famous person could logically claim damages for the injury to their reputation as it pertains to everyone else in line who received it.
With the disclaimer, People can offer a defense to extensive financial liability by saying, "We told the recipient not to pass it on. They should be held liable for recklessly doing so."
Your example of leaving a note admitting criminal guilt would not be libelous, since you would be making a statement about yourself. You can't commit libel against yourself.
As far as criminal liabilty goes, you wouldn't even have a case against the individual who revealed your information. The individual who finds out about the crime has a duty to report it, and is subject to criminal prosecution if they don't. Obstruction comes to mind, and if I scour the statutes, I could probably come up with a few others.
If you've committed a crime, this lawyer's advice would be to turn yourself in. But talk to an attorney first.
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Posted: 03/31/03 - 23:37 Post subject:
| thegman wrote: | You can't commit libel against yourself.
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i'll be damned if i can't try 
considering that when everyone in the world knows full well someone did something, the law still finds you innocent.
are you a lawyah mr.gman?
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