Defamation

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• Katy Perry in trouble over transphobic tweet

  
  PinkNews.co.uk — Authority: 683
  Katy Perry has been accused of transphobia after using Twitter to mock a photo of trans man. The singer, who found fame with her faux-lesbian hit I Kissed A Girl, posted a photo of a naked man with a beard, hairy chest and breasts.
  20 hours ago

• December 23 roundup

  
  Overlawyered — Authority: 641
  AT&T sued for $1 billion for allegedly misclassifying managers [ Hyman , American Lawyer ] Shaken-baby-syndrome angle deserved more attention in Baucus-girlfriend-for-U.S.-Attorney flap [ Kos , Freeland , earlier ] Awful: “Holocaust Denier Sues Survivor” [ South Florida Sun-Sentinel via Faces of ...
  22 hours ago

• Libel protections will fast-track media reporting

  
  Mark Blevis — Authority: 123
  In follow-up to my post, yesterday , about the Supreme Court of Canada “responsible communication” ruling that establishes libel protections for journalists and bloggers, I’d like to add that this will likely reduce time-to-publish for media organizations that have typically relied on clearance from their legal ...
  23 hours ago

• Court: no recourse for victims of defamatory postings under Section 230

  
  Copyrights & Campaigns — Authority: 457
  Sir William Blackstone , who knew a thing or two about the law, wrote in his Commentaries on the Laws of England : [I]t is a general and indisputable rule that where there is a legal right, there is also a legal remedy by suit or action at law whenever that right is invaded. Or, as Chief Justice Marshall similarly ...
  1 day ago

• Cyberstalking on the Increase

  
  Exposing Online Predators & Cyberpaths — Authority: 127
  The lucky ones need only change their e-mail address or return goods they did not order. At worst, however, cyberstalking victims end up with a ruined reputation or a plundered bank account. Cyberstalking takes many forms. And the abuse of personal data on the internet to play tricks on people or exert pressure ...
  1 day ago

• SCC Cusson + Grant: A Reboot For Canadian Libel Law

  
  Slaw — Authority: 590
  The Supreme Court of Canada released its reasons in Quan v. Cusson today. This is a key decision in the area of defamation and libel, and a major victory for the media. The court recognized the new defence, of responsible communication on matters of public importance. A quote from the reasons delivered by Chief ...
  1 day ago

• Responsible Journalism as a legal defense

  
  Mark Blevis — Authority: 123
  The Ottawa Citizen has reported this morning on a Supreme Court of Canada ruling which offers legal protections to journalists and possibly even bloggers (see Supreme Court establishes new libel defense ). The article suggests that the new defense applies to defamation cases based on “ ‘responsible ...
  1 day ago

• Former film exec sues TMZ for $20 mil

  
  The Hollywood Reporter | Esq. | Entertainment and Media Law — Authority: 631
  By Matthew Belloni The ex-president of producer Jon Peters company sued TMZ today for $20 million over an article that allegedly branded him a thief and a rapist. Ronald Grigg, an attorney and former head of Peters Entertainment, filed suit...
  2 days ago

• Marty Singer demands blogger stop being mean to Demi Moore

  
  The Hollywood Reporter | Esq. | Entertainment and Media Law — Authority: 631
  By Eriq Gardner Were not surprised to hear that Demi Moore tasked attorney Marty Singer to tame a blogger who had the nerve to suggest that a little Photoshopping on Decembers W cover made her look like "she had some...
  2 days ago

• Podcast #190 — Lawsuits, Etc.

  
  A Rich Life — Authority: 122
  I’ve posted Podcast #190 to the “RobCasts” section of the site. It’s called Lawsuits, Etc. If you had told me back on the morning of May 13, 2002, that it would someday come to this, I would have thought you were bonkers. Maybe we’re all bonkers! Related posts: Podcast #183 — Investment Discussion ...
  2 days ago

• Britain, Long a Libel Mecca, Reviews Laws

  
  CyberLaw Blog — Authority: 133
  Britain, Long a Libel Mecca, Reviews Laws : “ England’s libel laws, which favor complainants, are under attack from publishers, scientists and others.” (Via NYT > Freedom of Speech and Expression .)
  3 days ago

• Libel laws stifle jokes by Alexei Sayle and Ricky Gervais

  
  CyberLaw Blog — Authority: 133
  Libel laws stifle jokes by Alexei Sayle and Ricky Gervais : Top comedians and wits, including Alexei Sayle, Ricky Gervais and Stephen Fry, say Britain is being turned into a ‘global laughing stock’ because of its draconian libel laws. They are the latest critics to call for reform of the legislation which is ...
  3 days ago

• Liberty...

  
  The RAB Experience — Authority: 419
  Every law is contrary to liberty. -- Jeremy Bentham (1748 - 1832) Principles of the Civil Code (1843) This undoubtedly applies to every nation and every individual in the world. However, I post it here as I have been thinking about the pending criminal trial of Prita Mulyasari and the recent Twitter spat of Luna ...
  3 days ago

• Combating Defamation of Religions: the Substance

  
  WesternFront America — Authority: 138
  The Combating Defamation of Religious resolutions are propaganda, not law. But they serve to add a false patina of legitimacy to existing blasphemy laws in Pakistan and other places where they are used to persecute adherents of minority religions. They also create an atmosphere of support for the proposed protocol ...
  3 days ago

• Combating Defamation of Religions: Vote Trend

  
  MBVD — Authority: 129
  The optimists will say that the General Assembly vote trend on Defamation of Religions resolutions favors freedom. I am not so optimistic. Only eight votes swung in our favor between 08 & 09 and the abstention trend was flat. The slope of the yes vote line seems flatter this year compared to the previous ...
  3 days ago

• Combating Defamation of Religions: Vote Trend

  
  Take Our Country Back — Authority: 122
  The optimists will say that the General Assembly vote trend on Defamation of Religions resolutions favors freedom. I am not so optimistic. Only eight votes swung in our favor between 08 & 09 and the abstention trend was flat. The slope of the yes vote line seems flatter this year compared to the previous ...
  3 days ago

• Combating Defamation of Religions: the Substance

  
  MBVD — Authority: 129
  The final text of the Combating Defamation of Religions resolution (passed 12/18/09) spans pages 67-72 of a 151 page pdf file: A/64/439/Add.2, part II. If you want to read it aloud, youd better take breath control lessons, because the resolution is basically one long run on sentence. It begins by recalling and ...
  3 days ago

• Combating Defamation of Religions: Vote Trend

  
  Bens blog — Authority: 122
  The optimists will say that the General Assembly vote trend on Defamation of Religions resolutions favors freedom. I am not so optimistic. Only eight votes swung in our favor between 08 & 09 and the abstention trend was flat. The slope... Read and post comments | ...
  3 days ago

• Combating Defamation of Religions: Vote Trend

  
  Freedom Ain't Free & Take Our Country Back — Authority: 122
  The optimists will say that the  General Assembly vote trend on Defamation of Religions  resolutions  favors freedom.  I am not so optimistic. Only eight votes swung in our favor between ‘08 & ‘09 and the abstention trend was flat.  The slope of the yes vote line  seems flatter  this year compared to ...
  3 days ago

• Combating Defamation of Religions: the Substance

  
  Freedom Ain't Free & Take Our Country Back — Authority: 122
  The final text of the Combating Defamation of Religions resolution (passed 12/18/’09) spans pages 67-72  of a 151 page pdf file:  A/64/439/Add.2, part II . If you want to read it aloud, you’d better take breath control lessons, because the resolution is basically one long run on sentence.  It begins by ...
  3 days ago

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