Winds Aloft: Change needed for internet laws

Let’s say there’s a squabble in your neighborhood association and a neighbor, to cause you pain, sends us a letter to the editor saying that she saw you shoplift a towel at Walmart. If we printed the letter, your lawyer would tell you to sue both your neighbor and the newspaper for libel. If you didn’t actually steal a towel you might have a stron...

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