The defamation law in the United States actually can be traced even before the birth of the American Revolution. In fact, one prominent case that refers to the defamation law dates back to 1734, when John Peter Zenger emphasized on the importance of the truth having to be absolute when it comes to evaluating libel [...]
Defamation Law in the United States
by admin on 29. Oct, 2011 in Defamation Law
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Defamation Law and Linking not Defamation
by admin on 27. Oct, 2011 in Defamation Law
According to a recent unanimous Supreme Court decision in British Columbia, Canada, which upheld a lower court’s ruling, a hyperlink is not considered publication. Therefore, if there is defamatory content accessed through a hyperlink, it is not the responsibility of the publisher of the article containing the link. This is a victory for freedom of [...]
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Defamation Law
by admin on 18. Oct, 2011 in Defamation Law
Until the last decade or so, defamation against a person or company was somewhat uncommon. It happened, but unless the negative information was in printed form, it was usually fleeting. Most often, the bad publicity would likely fade before any real damage was done. Since the advent of the Internet and search engine optimization (SEO), [...]
Brief overview of Defamation Law
by admin on 17. Oct, 2011 in Defamation Law
The term ‘defamation’ is used for describing any statement, which has hurt someone’s reputation. Defamation can be mainly of two kinds, ‘libel’ or written defamation and ‘slander’ or spoken defamation (you will come to know about other types as the discussion proceeds). According to the laws of the United States, defamation is not categorized as [...]
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