Tot i això, el tribunal creia que no estava clar a qui es referien els articles i que Somyot, com a editor principal, hauria d'haver sabut les repercussions que aquella publicació tindria.
However, the court believed that it was clear to whom the articles were referring and that as a senior editor, Somyot should have known full well about the ramification of their publication yet he did them any way.