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@ Scott A and John S.

I don’t think you guys are getting it.

Would you apply your same principles about untruths and subjective opinions by Glenn Beck if he made his idiotic comments into domains?

http://obamaisasocialist.com/g2447.png ???

Anyway, here’s my opinion of the best example of the right for anyone to make “insinuations” and “half-truths” to intentionally rouse their listener base to believe a “false premise”.

Check the link below. The facts are fully explained about one of the most famous lawsuits for libel ever filed, and the outcome surprised many “moral” people:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hustler_Magazine_v._Falwell

Summary of Case: Christian extremist Jerry Falwell was featured in a Hustler magazine satirical ad that said Falwell slept with his mother. Falwell sued Hustler in Lower Court and won damages. However, Larry Flynt (publisher of Hustler) appealed the case to the Supreme Court.

Larry Flynt suffered beyond comprehension because of this case, (he was shot and paralyzed by a sniper as he walked to the courthouse), but he eventually WON his case, and set a “free speech” precedent championing the Constitution’s First Amendment.

Tasteless as Flynt’s magazine article was, it wasn’t BELIEVABLE by a “normally intelligent” person. No damages were proven based on potential Christians “abandoning” Falwell after hearing of the Hustler article. There were no “substantiating news reports” alleging that Falwell slept with his mother, nor any economic association between Flynt and a “competitor” to Falwell.

Each case is different, depending on the factors behind the reason why someone makes a potentially defamatory comment about a public entity.

If you truly are concerned about “false” statements made by domain owners that hurt the domain industry, why don’t you read ALL the comments by every poster above and see if you can find a more damaging and unproven statement that hurts the domain industry.

NOTE: I’m not an attorney, don’t take this as legal advice.

It’s surprising that the irony of this whole debate is missed by everybody.

I was going to point out Ben Franklin and other examples of how the media, of which the internet is now part, has been a tried and true traditional means of staging political argument through satire.

So this satire had the word ‘rape” in it.

I’m sure that sends some of our more tightly wound citizens off their “morally correct” rockers. But people it’s about free speech, not “polite” speech.

I used to be a Rush “ditto head”. I voted for Reagan and both Bushes. ( I apologize for that last one)

And I will tell you that Glenn Beck is a blathering idiot. But hey he has every right in the world to make an ass out of himself. And he takes full advantage.

“Domainers” are upset at Mr. Hall. Mr. Hall isn’t a domain hijacker and mercenary.