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• Dueling and defamation

  
  Media Law Journal — Authority: 121
  Before defamation lawsuits, there was dueling. Apparently, in 17th and 18th Century Europe it was regarded as a civilised way of protecting one’s honour, “since the alternatives were sneak attacks and brawls” writes Daniel Solove in his book The Future of Reputation . Still, thousands of people were killed ...
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• Warning for defamation defendants

  
  Media Law Journal — Authority: 121
  The job of the defendant in a defamation jury trial (often the media) is to convince the jury that ordinary reasonable people will not think less of the plaintiff after being exposed to the material alleged to be defamatory. You might think it will probably be enough to convince the jurors themselves , who no doubt ...
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• Privacy and reputation

  
  Media Law Journal — Authority: 121
  Two interesting developments in the tug-of-war between privacy and defamation. The first comes in a UK injunction case. Justice Tugendhat granted an injunction to a celebrity of some sort (or at least, someone with “some public reputation”) restraining the publication of information about his encounters at his ...
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• UK: Libel law reform campaigners seek £10,000 damages cap

  
  PogoWasRight.org — Authority: 147
  English PEN, a charity that promotes the human rights of writers and publishers, and Index on Censorship, a body that promotes freedom of expression, spent a year investigating English libel laws. Their joint report, Free Speech Is Not For Sale , was published today. They say that England’s libel law “was ...
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• OurFamiliesCount.org Census Campaign Officially Launched

  
  OutGayLife.com — Authority: 453
  Today, the Human Rights Campaign joined leaders and advocates among the LGBT community today in the launch of Our Families Count ( www.ourfamiliescount.org ) — a new voluntary public education initiative promoting LGBT visibility and participation in next year’s U.S. Census.  The new 2010 Census education ...
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• Take Action: Libel Law Consultation on Multiple Publication Rule

  
  The Wardman Wire — Authority: 553
  Following on from my earlier post about English Defamation Law, Paul Bradshaw (who blogs mainly about the future of Journalism) highlights an important opportunity to start the process of reforming our Defamation Laws. The "Multiple Publication" rule says, among other things, that if you publish an article ...
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• Hate Mongering “Christian” Preachers To Defy Hate Crimes Law On Justice Department Steps

  
  Back2Stonewall.com — Authority: 140
  Anti-gay, so called "Christian" extremists led by charlatan, showman, schiester and homophobic bigot Dr. Gary L. Cass of the Christian Anti-Defamation Commission plan to challenge the law in a rally staged on the steps in front of U.S. Department of Justice on November 16th to protest and challange the Department of ...
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• Libel Law Redux: Latest Reports on the Defamation Roadshow

  
  The Wardman Wire — Authority: 553
  There have been several good reports in the last day or two about UK Defamation Law. Let me highlight two which are particularly well argued, and a good summary. There have been several good reports in the last day or two about UK Defamation Law. Let me highlight two which are particularly well argued, and a good ...
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• Libel games

  
  Media Law Journal — Authority: 121
  London is known as the libel capital of the world. But I was chatting to Melbourne Law School professor Andrew Kenyon last week, and he said that there is a country whose defamation laws are even more plaintiff-friendly than England’s: Australia. US-based internet game company Ebony seems to be of the same view. ...
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• The anti-gay plan to undo hate crimes law

  
  InterstateQ.com — Authority: 103
  Both Queerty and Bilerico have commented on a WND story about a challenge next week to the new hate crimes legislation signed by Obama on Oct. 27. They say anti-gay activists are attempting to call for violence against LGBT people. I think the plan is much simpler and less sinister, but all the more susceptible [...]
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• Do something now: help change the daft defamation law on online publishing

  
  Online Journalism Blog — Authority: 657
  Forget about turning your Twitter avatar green or adding a Twibbon, here’s something you can do today which can make a genuine difference to both professional journalists and bloggers: write to the Ministry of Justice as part of their consultation on defamation which has just a few weeks left: “This ...
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• Which Leviticus Should We Expect to Hear?

  
  Right Wing Watch — Authority: 688
  Religious Right participants in the upcoming hate crimes legislation protest sure intent on generating some press for themselves, as in the last few hours both Gary Cass and Paul Blair have issued press releases about it.  And this is raising an interesting question about just how they intend to go about ...
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• Will sue Buddhadeb for linking Trinamool with Maoists: Mamata

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 708
  Kolkata, Nov 9 (IANS) Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Monday threatened to file a defamation case against West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee for alleging that her partymen were aiding the Maoists in killing Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) activists..”We will look for legal ...
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• Participants at Right Wing Hate Crimes Rally Unveiled

  
  Right Wing Watch — Authority: 688
  As we noted last week, various Religious Right groups will be holding an event next Monday designed to challenge the expansion of hate crimes laws to include protections for sexual orientation.   At the moment, it is unknown just how they intend to go about challenging this, though openly calling for violence ...
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• Protecting internet anonymity: the case for providing notice to anonymous defendants in defamation cases

  
  Law is Cool — Authority: 523
  An open issue in Canadian internet defamation law is whether courts should require that anonymous defendants be given notice of, and an opportunity to oppose, applications to compel the disclosure of their identities by third parties such as websites and internet service providers (“ISPs”). Because applications ...
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• Troubling Signals On Free Speech

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 162
  In his eagerness to please international opinion, President Obama has taken a small but significant step toward censoring free speech. It was nice to hear Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton say on October 26, "I strongly disagree" with Islamic countries seeking to censor free speech worldwide by making ...
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• Levi Johnstons lawyers get their Conan apology (video)

  
  The Hollywood Reporter | Esq. | Entertainment and Media Law — Authority: 661
  By Eriq Gardner Conan OBrien may have saved himself from a defamation lawsuit last night on "The Tonight Show." After OBrien showcased a skit on Wednesday night featuring William Shatner reading the supposed tweets of Levi Johnston — the man...
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• Should South Park Get Away With Using the F-Word?

  
  OutGayLife.com — Authority: 453
  This weeks episode of South Park was an F-word extravaganza. No, not that F-word. The word "fag," the three-letter insult that has become a staple on playgrounds to tease kids, in locker rooms to ridicule teammates, and in the demonstrations of Rev. Fred Phelps and his church crew to wish LGBT people a one-way ticket ...
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• Rye doctor sues ex-mistress, alleges defamation

  
  emedist.com — Authority: 160
  An obstetrician gynecologist is at the center of a legal and media firestorm after suing his former mistress, claiming she defamed him on the Internet.source : www.topix.com
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• The Zealots Who Will Try to Incite a Religious-Based Hate Crime

  
  Queerty — Authority: 724
  Religious conservatives argued endlessly that the Matthew Shepard Act would infringe on religious freedoms because, if a pastor were to preach homophobia at the pulpit and a member of his parish went out and killed a queer, the murderers religious beliefs would be used against him in court. So now that LGBT hate ...
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