When will cyberlibel stop?

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annakubit

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Sep 2, 2007, 4:04:28 PM9/2/07

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I have personally been affected by libel on the Internet, when about a
year ago (end of 2006) an anonymous person posted false information
about me. The messages spread quickly throughout the Internet and
suddenly appeared in 1st page rankings on the major search engines.
Those who did not know any better appear to have believed the
defamatory comments as was clear by some of their actions.

Although, I tried to take action to remove the defamatory information,
I received very little help from Google or from the independent
websites, where the posting landed.

I even sent out certified letters asking for removal of the defamatory
information and I did not receive any letters back or the removal of
the posts in question.

As for using the legal route for removing posts that are libelous, I
have been told by numerous attorneys that the fees to attempt removal
with no success guarantee would range upwards of $10,000, and likely
be around $50,000. I am afraid that the majority of the middle class
population cannot afford to pay $50,000 for false and defamatory posts
removal, so what are we to do?

I greatly support the free distribution of information, which is true.
For instance, if someone commits a serious crime, I believe that the
crime should be made public in order to protect and warn citizens.
But, what about when the information is clearly false?

I am curious to hear stories of cyberlibel from others who have been
been victims of internet slander. Recently, I started a non-profit
organization called Cyberlibel Organization, Inc. www.cyberlibel.org
in hope those who have had to face false and highly slanderous
remarks, like I have. My goals is to provide support to those affected
and to connect them with individuals who may be able to help. I am
also interested in partnering with law enforcement and legal
professionals in order to develop a system, which expedites defamatory
AND false information removal at a lower cost.

Please email me at he...@cyberlibel.org to share your story or to offer
your help to Cyberlibel Organization, Inc.
Thank you,