On Fri, 30 Jun 1995 08:49:15 +0200, Eric Thomas wrote: >But, of course, lawyers not being stupid, I doubt that the lawyer will >agree to sue in the first place. This would be at best a long lawsuit >since there is no clear-cut case. He would need to ask for 7 figures to >make it worth his while. I'm no expert but can one really ask that much >for that kind of stuff? There was no tangible damage after all. Net.kook almost without doubt would need to find a contingency fee attorney. Such an attorney would have to believe it possible to obtain a settlement of at least 6 figures in order for 1/3 of it to represent an adequate fee for the trouble. I expect the right of the owner of a medium to 'edit' content is well enough established that no one competent enough to pass a bar exam would believe filing an action would be worthwhile. What does net.kook do it the university claims the filing is a frivolous action and counter sues? Since net.kook probably doesn't have "deep pockets" the counter-suit might reasonably be filed against kook's attorney (who probably would recognize that and think better of the whole idea in the first place). /s Murphy A. Sewall <[log in to unmask]> (203) 486-2489 voice Professor of Marketing (203) 486-5246 fax