Who would Luke Skywalker be without Darth Vader? What would Harry be without Voldemort? Dorothy without her Wicked Witch of the West? The publisher of Hustler magazine without the leader of the religious right...
created by Kaitlin | 6 years ago | updated 6 years ago 3216 views | 10 recommendations | 2 comments
Can you imagine if everyone who felt insulted by anything posted online could sue the site that held that posting?"The hosts of the speed-of-light world of Internet blogs and interactive websites that publish anonymous commentary should be forced to pay when reputations are...
"The hosts of the speed-of-light world of Internet blogs and interactive websites that publish anonymous commentary should be forced to pay when reputations are damaged, says a former Green Party staff member who...
created by ricknight | 6 years ago | updated 6 years ago 553 views | 15 recommendations | 9 comments
Bocca della Verità is situated in the atrium of St. Mary's in Cosmedin church in Rome. According to popular belief it was said that anyone putting his hand in this mouth and swearing falsely, could not withdraw it. Little known other ‘mouths of truth’ are in Florence and...
created by LieHunter | 6 years ago | updated 6 years ago 2973 views | 2 recommendations | 4 comments
A group of us started an anti defamation blog at http://www.libel-hunter.blogspot.com becuase we have come accross some bizarre accusations aimed at so called 'crusader' scam sites. The blog and forum is intended as a research tool, gathering information on...
created by LieHunter | 6 years ago | updated 6 years ago 374 views | 0 recommendations | 4 comments
"The California Supreme Court ruled Monday that bloggers and participants in Internet bulletin board groups cannot be sued for posting defamatory statements made by others.
In deciding a case closely watched by free speech groups, the court said a federal law gives immunity...
created by nukegingrich | 6 years ago | updated 6 years ago 422 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
" By Steve Gorman 2 hours, 16 minutes ago LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A judge has dismissed a libel suit brought by Britney Spears " /> SEARCH News | News Photos | Images | Web " /> Britney Spears accusing Us Weekly magazine of fabricating a story about a sexually explicit video...
created by Populux | 6 years ago 253 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
The cartoons were the most important since the infamous propaganda posters of WW2 - and those that were published last year resulted in mayhem around the world.Today, a Danish court found Jyllands-Posten, a...
" 2 hours, 17 minutes ago LONDON - Kate Hudson " /> SEARCH News | News Photos | Images | Web " /> Kate Hudson has accepted libel damages from a supermarket tabloid that claimed she was dangerously thin, her lawyer...
created by Populux | 6 years ago | updated 6 years ago 475 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
"Kingston — A woman who made disparaging comments about her landlord on her Internet blog has become the latest person to discover what can happen when cyberspace and legal realities collide. Sarah Dawe is facing eviction for her postings related to an ongoing dispute...
created by ricknight | 7 years ago | updated 7 years ago 318 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment
According to Cyberjounralist.net:Thanks to section 230 of the Federal Communications Decency Act (CDA), which became law in 1996, Wikipedia is most likely safe from legal liability for libel, regardless of how long an inaccurate article stays on the site, according to legal...
created by spoilt | 7 years ago 236 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Canadian Press - (CP) - A stay-at-home mother of three who created a website to alert the government about allegedly dangerous environmental problems in her southwestern Ontario neighbourhood is facing a $2 million libel suit by one of the developers she reported on.
created by salsa | 7 years ago 292 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments