QUOTE (goedel @ 12 Aug 2007, 17:03)
<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Neil did say 'probably' and speculation is definitely not the same as 'inform[ing] people that he has gone out of business'...
I don't see why we should fear liable for harmless speculation, people sometimes do go overboard in their fear of criticising the blatantly bad or overpriced! Those who run websites must know that they are accessible 24 hours a day from all over the world - people will ask questions if they find the site down when the visit even if it is 4 o'clock in the morning at the proprietors location.
I can think of several internet shops with prices where only the stark-raving-mad would shop given than the exact same items are for sale cheaper only a mouse click away...pointing this out is probably of benefit to the owner if he himself hasn't noticed the lack of sales! In fact once or twice I've saved myself money by asking, "look W, X has got a Y for £Z, so can you offer your Y for £Z or I will buy from X?" and then I buy both Ys.
Anyway liable requires malicious intent to be proven...and I don't think that even I am a malicious poster!
Goedel
We seem to be getting confused. If any dealer charges above the market norm, he is going to struggle to maintain a business.
I certainly don't want to labour the other point, but I certainly have plenty of legal experience on situations of this kind where a business makes and sustains a claim following simiar postings and I felt a warning of possible consequences was worth making.
David