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If it is, I would suggest they give specific example of how it infringes then consider removing the post. If they just don't like that someone said something negative, then they are SOL. It's call the First Amendment to the Constitution, Freedom of speech.
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Just thought I'd pop in with a comment here. The above statement is a misconception. I used to live with a lawyer, and here's the deal: the First Amendment to the US Constitution only prevents the
government from abridging your freedom to speak. It does not prevent actions such as the one referenced. You can be sued under libel or slander laws for some writings or statements, depending on the nature of the writing or statement.
It's unclear to me if the original poster is in Canada or the US, so the whole First Amendment point might be moot anyway.
If the company claims the post is inaccurate, then it would seem to me that the web site's best action is to post the company's rebuttal. It gives them the opportunity to be heard but allows the original post to stand. People are then free to make up their own minds, and the company, it would then seem, no longer has grounds to complain.
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Aerobrick
DISCLAIMER: I'm not a lawyer, and you shouldn't construe this as legal advice.
