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I'm sorry but I cannot comment on this issue without my lawyer present........<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

Well you definitely have me thinking twice about throwing up a &quot;Report&quot; about some product that I really do think is crap.....I think I would have a hard time doing that anyway.

In fact you even have me second guessing doing any sort of further &quot;Reporting&quot;......I don't want to be that guy who gets sued for some nitwit spilling hot coffee on himself!
I agree that it would be an absolute suicide mission for a manufacturer to go after someone who is giving his OPINION on their product.

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I wouldn't think twice about posting a negative report. In fact, I think if I have negative report in the near future, I am going to post it ALL OVER ANYWHERE I FEEL LIKE IT!
Can you tell these idiots make me mad? Freedom of speech actually means something to me, and frankly I don't care who it pisses off.
It's ok for a company to lie about a new product and build it up to the public, but suddenly it's not ok for an honest/ negative evauluation???? WHAT?
I would like the idiot(s) who talk of legality issues. I realize that some of the people who &quot;introduced&quot; the legality issue, may just be others looking out for you. However, if there are ANY of these FOOLS reading now that would actually sue over an honest opinion please email me with some of your stupidity.
Furthermore, if a company got shut down and went out of business because of a negative report, what does that tell you about the company in the first place.
For anyone out there who may possibly be scared of voicing your honest opinion these days, it's only going to get worse if we give in. DON'T BE AFRAID TO USE THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH IN AN HONEST, SINCERE WAY!!!!

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P.S. Any typos in the above letter are due to the extreme rage I have for the unconstitutional laws and views of many people in this country today. Thank you.

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If I'm not mistaken, this is still the USA and we all have the RIGHT to free speech. DON'T BE AFRAID TO SPEAK YOUR OPINION. If we didn't have this right, these boards couldn't even exist. It makes me sad and angry to think that any citizen of this country would have to worry about this. Something is not right.

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Frank, I don't know about all the legal issues, but I know a couple of broadhead companies that are not realy happy with, me, but I also know some that are. The boards are for our entertainment, and information, nothing else. I know I am not making any money here!

TAKE YOUR KIDS HUNTING AND YOU WON'T BE HUNTING FOR YOUR KIDS

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Frank,

With any luck, maybe the bow companies will start paying you &quot;hush money&quot; to keep your mouth shut. Then you can buy all the bows and accessories you need. LOL.


Sag.

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Im with Razorhunter on this one. Frank all you have to do is buy a Mathews then you,ll never have a need to do another bow report.:)

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If a company claims potential sales were lost as a result of negative comments regarding their product, they have to prove intent on the part of the person making the statements to harm them. Unfortunately, opinion and interpretation is what law is. An unbiased, unsolicited opinion is just that. After all the glowing, positive hype on the Bowtechs, a few comments to the contrary probably caught some people off guard.

Phil.

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pdq......
BowTech has NOTHING to do with this discussion,really. My statement to you isn't a slap honest!....<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle> I'm just clearing the air as several people seem to think Frank's report was a BowTech slam, I think that got lost in there somewhere along the line.
This is simply a discussion on &quot;reports&quot; in general.
The only thing NOT glowing in Franks report of his new bow was that of &quot;Feel&quot;....not quality or performance. He said himself that 95% of the report was positive, and the rest was feel related, and not quality issues.
That could be your bow, my bow, or ANYBODY'S bow.

The point at hand is whether or not we are treading on thin ice if we post a &quot;Report&quot; that some manufacturer feels is &quot;Damaging&quot; in some way. Are we responsible in some way if they feel we are &quot;Hurting&quot; their sales in any way.
I'm with the Freedom of Speech crowd on this one.....if it's not a direct slanderous statement meant to purposely damage a manufacturer's credibility, then we should be fine......that said........

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Well, I read through this entire post ready to enlighten some folks a bit -- but it appears pdq 5oh basically hit the nail on the head.

I completed some communications law courses while in pursuit of one of my degrees -- and before you ask, no, one of them is not a juris doctorate -- but we took to task issues such as these and reviewed them in light of the courts' findings.

Basically, what this question gets at is libel -- and a libel case can only be won if &quot;malicious intent&quot; is proven. But, and the main criterion of defense in any case such as this, is the TRUTH is always a winning defense. Bottom line: How can anyone prove you didn't FEEL the way you felt?

Another issue here is these are public companies, promoting and selling public products to be used BY the public; there's much precedent which has been set about companies or persons who willingly place themselves in the public arena not being afforded the same protection as can be expected by a private individual.