Re: Buffer cache statistics (ratios) and CBO SQL optimization?

wizofoz2k_at_yahoo.com.au (Noons) wrote in message news:<73e20c6c.0401121717.15e0857f_at_posting.google.com>...
> joel-garry_at_home.com (Joel Garry) wrote in message news:<91884734.0401121142.7b017290_at_posting.google.com>...
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> > As in so much of law, it depends on what "is" is.
> >
> > http://www.nolo.com/lawcenter/ency/article.cfm/objectID/315FE0E9-D6B6-479B-A8005EED919D3D5F/catID/E0F4D2E1-6217-4672-BF69F022655C5D6C
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> Precisely. It's hard to make "libel" become a synonym to "injury"...

It ain't easy. But it actually has been done: http://www.cyberlibel.com/libel.html#Number%208

Note also you don't have to prove damage (which was news to me, I'm really rusty at this stuff).

So if we say Geo is an adulterous woman, s/he can sue. Actually anyone can sue for anything, but at the risk of malicious prosecution backwash.

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> > See 3B, first paragraph:
> > http://www.isoc.org/isoc/conferences/inet/99/proceedings/3e/3e_2.htm
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> Once again, define where libel (unproven) = injury.
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> Last time I looked, pointing out that something in a technical
> book or product is incorrect is FAR from being considered libel.
> It would be interesting to see who could prove the opposite
> in court. AFAIK, no one yet has been able to.

Check out the "disparage" part. I must say, I've seen some disparaging words around here.

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> Which puts this entire "legal" discussion in perspective:
> Nothing more than a paranoia attack.

For the most part, yeah. But the viewpoint of a corporate counsel looking at the issue of employees posting from corporate resources must necessarily be defensive.

jg

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