Topic
Defamation
2,140 published works
The Contingency
Airline Agent Who Defamed Pilot Has Immunity, Supreme Court Holds
A long-time Air Wisconsin pilot got mad when he seemed on the verge of botching a fourth -- and final -- chance to pass a test of his skill at…
Legal Profession Blog
No Defamation For Termination Statements
The dismissal of a defamation claim brought by an attorney against an unhappy former client was affirmed by the New York Appellate Division for the First Judicial Department:Where a client…
Privacy and Cybersecurity
Why the Outrage Following a Court Ruling Unmasking Anonymous Yelp Reviews is Overblown
Days before a federal court ruled against net neutrality rules, Yelp was ordered to hand over the identities of seven anonymous reviewers, which sparked outrage among First Amendment activists. [caption…
Technology and AI
In Libel Cases, Bloggers Have As Much Freedom Of Speech As Journalists
A federal court rules last week that bloggers have the same First Amendment right in defamation cases as traditional journalists. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco…
Media Law Prof Blog
French Actress Sues Magazine Over Its Statements About Alleged Affair
Julie Gayet, the actress named as the other party in Closer magazine's article about French President Francois Hollande's affair, is now suing the magazine. She is alleging invasion of privacy…
San Antonio Employment Law Blog
Blogger Remains in Jail
I write a blog. For me, a blog is commentary, not a news source. I cannot imagine trying to cover news from a blog. But, Roger Shuler has been doing…
Media Law Prof Blog
Analyzing the Defamation Act 2013
Alastair Mullis, University of Leeds, School of Law, and Andrew Scott, London Business School, Department of Economics, have published Tilting at Windmills: The Defamation Act 2013 at 77 The Modern…
Inside Global Tech
Virginia Court Scales Back Right to Online Anonymity
The Virginia Court of Appeals held this week that Internet users who may have posted fake reviews of companies do not have a right to remain anonymous. Hadeed Carpet Cleaning…
Communications, Media & Entertainment
Virginia Court Scales Back Right to Online Anonymity
The Virginia Court of Appeals held this week that Internet users who may have posted fake reviews of companies do not have a right to remain anonymous. Hadeed Carpet Cleaning…
Media Law Prof Blog
The Prohibition of Defamation Amendment (Israel)
Tamar Gidron and Uri Volovelsky, both of the College of Management (Israel), are publishing (Prohibition of Defamation (Amendment – Defamation of IDF Soldiers) Bill, 5773 – 2013: Superfluous, Harmful and…