[LINK] Theft, copyright, larceny...

[Rick Welykochy]

Craig Sanders wrote:

>> I, for one, will continue to use "theft" and "piracy" when writing for
>> public consumption, 
> 
> one can only hope, then, that you defame someone who gets annoyed enough about
> it to sue you for it.  maybe then you'll learn to be more precise in your use
> of language, *especially* when writing for public consumption.

Let's say Joe Bloggs is found guilty of software copyright infringement.
Then Stewart reports that Bloggs has been convicted of software piracy.
Can Bloggs reasonably sue for defamation or libel?


cheers
rickw

p.s. IMHO, the answer is no.


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