Re: (perhaps ot) is a post on twitter considered speech or a published piece

["Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah" <rMslade () shaw ca>]

Jolly good question.

I assume that this relates to the difference between libel and slander.

I suspect that different courts are going to be deciding this different ways, and that 
it won't be sorted out for a while.

As an illustration, in the US, different *states* have looked at the Internet 
differently, in terms of protection from eavesdropping.  Some have decided it is a 
telephone system (weak protection, I think Indiana is an example), and some see 
it as the mail (strong protection, Washington [state, not DC] being an example).

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