Cyberlibel Damages Awarded In Canada

mszeto writes "The Globe And Mail is reporting that an Ontario judge has awarded an archaeologist 125k$ in damages after someone smeared her using email. According to the lawyer: 'People seem to think there is a level of anonymity to e-mail and the Internet. And that it's a lawless area. And clearly it is not, nor should it be.'"

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Re:Uh oh.. this could be a bad precident..

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There needs to be _some_ limit to the "free" market. Should the "free" market be allowed to take advantage of someone with lower intellegence? Why? It is their fault they don't have the brains of you or I.

So, you're basically saying, "No advertising in the Red States." While this is an excellent idea, I don't know if it's practical across the board. Maybe, just as we prohibit advertising tobacco products to minors, we can create specific prohibitions for the less intelligent, such as prohibiting political advertising in the Red States. Such a prohibition would prevent the less intelligent from becoming a threat to themselves or others.