DEFAMATION LAW: LIBEL & SLANDER

Defamation, Libel & Slander: Overview Defamation is a legal action sounding in tort based on an intentional or reckless public false statement that injures another person's reputation. Libel and slander are types of defamation. Generally, libel is defamation in print and slander is spoken defamation. Court cases have blurred the line between libel and slander, however. Defamation is governed by state statutes or common law. To find defamation statutes for a particular state, go to MegaLaw's state law pages and conduct a statute search. Defamation, Libel & Slander Law Links Basic Elements of Defamation Law - By Greg Abbott. Cyberlibel Cyberlibel: Innocent Dissemination on the Internet CyberLaw: Libel and Suppression Defamation - Excerpt from David Hurd's Employee Survival Handbook covering defamation in the workplace. Defamation Havens Defamation law and free speech Defamation Law and the Internet Defamation Law: Positive Jurisprudence - By Bonnie Docherty, Harvard Human Rights Journal. Defamation Law, Whistle-Blowers, Free Speech and oh no! she's talking about Attorneys Defamation - Libel and Slander - From the Florida Bar Association. Defamation on the Internet Defamation on the Web eComLaw Defamation Findlaw: Defamation and Libel Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation The Greyhaired Cyberpunk: Libel Law Meets the Net If You Can't Say Something Nice, Don't Say Anything Internet Law - Defamation/Libel/Communications Decency Act IP Watchdog: Defamation Online Law and your website; Part 1 - Defamation Libel Law - Let It Die - Wired. Legal Pitfalls in Cyberspace: Defamation on Computer Networks Libel and Defamation in the Information Age Libel Defense Resource Center Libel FAQs - From the Libel Defense Resource Center. Libel & Privacy Invasion - Student Press Law Center. Media Libel - Overview of libel, with hypothetical scenarios to test comprehension of libel law. Online Defamation - Archive of decisions and litigation. Pennsylvania Opinions: Defamation & Inv. of Privacy Personal Injury Type - Defamation Should Audio-Visual Defamation on the Internet be Treated as Libel or Slander? Unfettered Press: Libel Law in the United States Web Site Legal Issues: Defamation International Defamation, Libel & Slander Law Links Australian defamation law Canadian Defamation Law Defamation in Canadian Cyberspace Defamation Law in Ireland Defamation Law Links (Australia) Defamation (libel and slander) and malicious falsehood (UK) Foreign Libel, Slander and Defamation Cases Index of material on Defamation - Australian Press Council.

MegaLaw Books: Defamation Law From Aspen Publishers: » Libel and Privacy, Second Edition by Bruce W. Sanford. Looseleaf. (Dec. 2002) Price: $175.00 » Defamation Via Satellite, A European Perspective by David I. Fisher. Paperback. (Dec. 1997) Price: $123.00 » Human Rights: Group Defamation, Freedom of Expression & The Law of Nations by Thomas David Jones. Hardcover. Price: $138.50 From Amazon.com: » The Law of Defamation and the Internet by Matthew Collins. Hardcover (Jan. 2002) Price: $160.00 » Cases and Materials on Copyright and Other Aspects of Entertainment Litigation, Including Unfair Competition, Defamation, Privacy (6th ed.) by Melville B. Nimmer, et al. Hardcover (Aug. 2001) Price: $72.00 » Group Defamation and Freedom of Speech: The Relationship Between Language and Violence by Monroe H. Freedman & Eric M. Freedman. Hardcover (May 1995) Price: $79.95 » The Law of Defamation by Raymond E. Brown. Hardcover. Price:$140.00 » Defamation: Libel and Slander by Theodore R. Kupferman (Editor). Hardcover (May 1990) Price: $45.00

• Avoiding Defamation in the Workplace, Giving References and Disciplining Employees While Avoiding Liability - By Mark R. Hornak.
• Cybersmearing: Internet Privacy vs. Accountability - By Daniel Pascucci.
• Defamation Claims By Fired Employees
• Defamation - False Light - By William F. Frey.
• Defamation and Invasion of Privacy on the Internet
• Defamation Law in Turmoil: The Challenges Presented by the Internet - By Prof. Russell L Weaver.
• Defamation Liability and the Internet - By R. James George, Jr. & James A. Hemphill.
• Defamation: When Careless Words Can Be Costly - By David L. Turner.
• Illinois Defamation Law
• Protecting Your Reputation Through A Lawsuit
• Publisher Liability: Incitement & Negligent Publication - Lloyd L. Rich.
• Trade Libel Claims Must Clear High Legal Hurdle to Succeed - By Guylyn Cummins.

• What is "defamation"?
• What is "slander"?
• What is "libel"?
• Can I sue someone who says or writes something defamatory about me?
• Can libel suits be brought by a public figure?
• What about insults and epithets? Are they defamatory?
• Don't I have a right to express my opinion?
• What happens with reporters and their statements? Are they protected?
• Are movie, theater, and restaurant reviews protected from defamation suits?
• Are there defenses to defamation?
• I recently reviewed my personnel work files and was horrified to read that some of the statements written by my supervisor were flat out wrong. Libel?
• What are the defenses to a libel claim?
• What damages are available for slander or libel?
• I was falsely accused of sexual harassment by a former subordinate. The accusations somehow were leaked to my fellow workers and now, despite being exonerated, I am treated with disdain by my peers. Do I have a case?
• What happens if someone slanders or libels someone who is dead?
• Can I sue for defamatory statements made by a witness under oath in a judicial proceeding?
• My former employer is sabotaging my job efforts by giving negative job references to prospective employers. Can I sue for libel?
• I'm in a job hunt after being fired. I found out that my previous boss is giving me nasty references. Does my ex-boss have a free hand to just say anything? What can ido?
• I'm writing a book about the very small town I grew up in and changing the names of the people involved. Can I be sued for slander?

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