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JUDGE THOMPSON: Do you think the word "dangerous" is libelous in and of itself?<br> | JUDGE THOMPSON: Do you think the word "dangerous" is libelous in and of itself?<br> | ||
PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY: In and of itself?<br> | PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY: In and of itself?<br> | ||
JUDGE THOMPSON: Mmm hmm.<br> | JUDGE THOMPSON: Mmm hmm.<br> | ||
PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY: No context at all? . . . Dangerous, no context at all--is that what you're asking me?<br> | PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY: No context at all? . . . Dangerous, no context at all--is that what you're asking me?<br> | ||
JUDGE THOMPSON: Yah.<br> | JUDGE THOMPSON: Yah.<br> | ||
PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY: No.<br> | PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY: No.<br> | ||
JUDGE THOMPSON: Okay. Let's go back to that era of human development that historians like to call "The Day." Ted Nugent wrote and recorded a song about his girlfriend. The title was "Little Miss Dangerous." Did he libel his girlfriend?<br> | JUDGE THOMPSON: Okay. Let's go back to that era of human development that historians like to call "The Day." Ted Nugent wrote and recorded a song about his girlfriend. The title was "Little Miss Dangerous." Did he libel his girlfriend?<br> | ||
PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY: When in doubt, Teddy whips it out. That Ted Nugent?<br> | PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY: When in doubt, Teddy whips it out. That Ted Nugent?<br> | ||
JUDGE THOMPSON: That guy. Yah.<br> | JUDGE THOMPSON: That guy. Yah.<br> | ||
PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY: I'd have to hear the whole song . . . [Inaudible]. Can you play it for me? [laughing]<br> | PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY: I'd have to hear the whole song . . . [Inaudible]. Can you play it for me? [laughing]<br> | ||
JUDGE THOMPSON: Let's go to the other side of the record store. In the early 80s.<br> | JUDGE THOMPSON: Let's go to the other side of the record store. In the early 80s.<br> | ||
PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY: There aren't record stores anymore.<br> | PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY: There aren't record stores anymore.<br> | ||
JUDGE THOMPSON: Well, let's pretend we are back in 1984. There was an album called "Ice Cream Castle" released by the band "The Time," lead singer Morris Day.<br> | JUDGE THOMPSON: Well, let's pretend we are back in 1984. There was an album called "Ice Cream Castle" released by the band "The Time," lead singer Morris Day.<br> | ||
PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY: Morris Day and The Time?<br> | PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY: Morris Day and The Time?<br> | ||
JUDGE THOMPSON: Yah. Morris Day and The Time. The song "Jungle Love."<br> | JUDGE THOMPSON: Yah. Morris Day and The Time. The song "Jungle Love."<br> | ||
PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY: Yah.<br> | PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY: Yah.<br> | ||
JUDGE THOMPSON: First verse-- "I, I've been watching you. I think I wanna know ya, know ya. I said I, I'm a little dangerous. Girl I'd love to show ya, show ya . . . Jungle Love . . . [Inaudible][laughing]. Are we at a point in human development in America where the word "dangerous" is libelous or is it a compliment in some aspects . . . ?<br> | JUDGE THOMPSON: First verse-- "I, I've been watching you. I think I wanna know ya, know ya. I said I, I'm a little dangerous. Girl I'd love to show ya, show ya . . . Jungle Love . . . [Inaudible][laughing]. Are we at a point in human development in America where the word "dangerous" is libelous or is it a compliment in some aspects . . . ?<br> | ||
PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY: Okay. Okay. You asked me the question. If-- if you take the word dangerous out of context . . . dangerous, is it libelous? No . . . .<br> | PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY: Okay. Okay. You asked me the question. If-- if you take the word dangerous out of context . . . dangerous, is it libelous? No . . . .<br> | ||
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