Thursday, September 22, 2005

The editor's note in today's Alex Beam column in the Globe would seem to go pretty far toward meeting Bill Koch's demand for an apology and retraction for Beam's Aug. 9 column that prompted a barely disguised threat of a libel suit.

To recap our story, Koch, the multimillionare whose collection of art adorns the MFA's "Things I Love" show, was angered by the unflattering Aug. 9 column revisiting some of his previous legal entanglements. On Sept. 9, Koch's lawyer, Howard Cooper, wrote a lengthy letter to Beam demanding the retraction and raising the specter of litigation if that demand was not met.

Whatever the merits of a possible libel suit, the prospect of a long and expensive legal battle with the uber-wealthy Koch can't be appetizing for the Globe.

Today's editor's note officially acknowledges that some of Cooper's points were well taken. It's up to Koch to decide whether it was sufficient to end the dispute.

9/22/2005 4:05:00 PM by MJ | Comments [0] |  
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