Defamation

Misidentifications Past and Present: Terror, Suspicion & the Media

Submitted by on

The DMLP blog has been on an unplanned break for a while as a result of the Boston Marathon bombings and subsequent manhunt. Like many in the Boston-Cambridge-Watertown area, we have had our past two weeks disrupted both with our personal attempts to come to terms with this senseless act of violence and by last Friday's "shelter-in-place" request by law enforcement.

Jurisdiction: 

Subject Area: 

Texas Bill Would Allow Publishers to Correct or Retract Content to Avoid Damages

Submitted by on

Texas State Representative Todd Hunter, R-Corpus Christi, has proposed a "retraction statute" that, if passed, will protect journalists both online and offline and promote truth and efficiency both in and out of court.

Jurisdiction: 

Subject Area: 

DMLP UPDATE: The DMLP Asks the Sixth Circuit to Safeguard Crowdsourced Research and Data-based Journalism

Submitted by on

The Digital Media Law Project (formerly the Citizen Media Law Project), assisted by Harvard Law School’s Cyberlaw Clinic, has asked the Sixth Circuit to make clear that website operators that aggregate citizen reports and rely on that data to draw conclusions cannot be liable for defamation based on those conclusions.

Jurisdiction: 

Content Type: 

Subject Area: 

Iowa Retains Media/Non-Media Distinction, Leaving Bloggers Vulnerable

Submitted by on

I've already written several posts about the overblown predictions that a ruling involving an Oregon blogger (now on appeal) would have dire consequences for bloggers in that state.

Jurisdiction: 

Subject Area: 

The Thankless Task of the Political Fact-Checker

Submitted by on

One overarching theme of the 2012 election season was a struggle with truth. Both campaigns were accused of serial falsehoods, and continuing to spread incorrect information after the truth was reported.

Jurisdiction: 

Subject Area: 

Amici Line Up In Appeal of "Blogger Not a Journalist" Ruling

Submitted by on

A federal judge's ruling that a blogger was not covered by Oregon's reporters' shield law is being appealed to the Ninth Circuit, and is getting some amicus support from media organizations. But the appeal -- and the amici -- are not addressing the main issue that led to an online uproar over the trial judge's initial decision.

Jurisdiction: 

Subject Area: 

Defamation, Italian Style

Submitted by on

Being a journalist in Italy may have occupational hazards, but having to go to prison in your own country because of an article you wrote should not be one of them. However, Italy, a founding Member of both the Council of Europe and the European Union, still punishes defamation through the medium of the press (diffamazione a mezzo stampa) by a prison term.

Jurisdiction: 

Content Type: 

Subject Area: 

Defamation Case Attacks Google Autocomplete Results

Submitted by on

Google searches employ two features: autocomplete and Google instant. These work together to complete your search terms and to automatically load search results while you're typing.

Jurisdiction: 

Content Type: 

Subject Area: 

Justice Delayed But Not Denied – Appellate Court Overturns $60K Verdict Against Blogger for Posting “Not False” Information

Submitted by on

"The truth is incontrovertible, malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end; there it is." – Winston Churchill

Jurisdiction: 

Content Type: 

Subject Area: 

Pages

Subscribe to Defamation