Saratoga Sam
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? California
The scenario:
Paul and Joe are both American citizens living in California. They've been having an email debate about the war in Iraq. Since Paul and Joe have opposing views of the war, the email debate heats up.
At the end of the email debate, Joe discovers that Paul personally desires that America lose the war in Iraq in order to prove George Bush's mid-East policies wrong.
Joe is offended and copies the email debate onto his personal website in its entirety without any modifications or edits. His thought is that Paul is a disgraceful American and others should be aware of this by reading the email transcript. Joe includes Paul's first and last name on the website but does not include Paul's email address, his residential address or his place of employment.
Paul is enraged because he did not intend his emails to be made public. He is also concerned that his employer and business contacts may find this website if they do a Google search on his name (Paul has an uncommon last name).
Is there a legal action Paul can take to force Joe remove the email thread from his website?
Do you think Paul can collect monetary damages against Joe?
Thanks.
The scenario:
Paul and Joe are both American citizens living in California. They've been having an email debate about the war in Iraq. Since Paul and Joe have opposing views of the war, the email debate heats up.
At the end of the email debate, Joe discovers that Paul personally desires that America lose the war in Iraq in order to prove George Bush's mid-East policies wrong.
Joe is offended and copies the email debate onto his personal website in its entirety without any modifications or edits. His thought is that Paul is a disgraceful American and others should be aware of this by reading the email transcript. Joe includes Paul's first and last name on the website but does not include Paul's email address, his residential address or his place of employment.
Paul is enraged because he did not intend his emails to be made public. He is also concerned that his employer and business contacts may find this website if they do a Google search on his name (Paul has an uncommon last name).
Is there a legal action Paul can take to force Joe remove the email thread from his website?
Do you think Paul can collect monetary damages against Joe?
Thanks.