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Defamation
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The Trademark Blog
Defamation As A Counterclaim
Yahoo! alleges that defendant committed trademark infringement by sending fake ltotery spam. Defendant brings counterclaim alleging that (1) he didn't commit infringement; (2) therefore he is being defamed. Yahoo! moves…
Media Law Prof Blog
Knox, Kercher Families Sue To Ban Airing Of Film Based On Trial
John Kercher, father of Meredith Kercher, the victim in a 2007 murder expressed his displeasure over the weekend over the made for tv movie due to be shown on Lifetime…
Media Law Prof Blog
Second Circuit Affirms Lower Court Dismissal of Defamation Lawsuit Against Cornell Scientist
The Second Circuit has affirmed a lower court ruling dismissing a plaintiff biologist's lawsuit against a defendant whom she said had defamed her by criticizing her work in his lab at…
PrawfsBlawg
A Libel Proof Defendant? Courtney Love’s Twitter Defamation
Main Saturday, February 05, 2011A Libel Proof Defendant? Courtney Love's Twitter DefamationThe Twitter defamation suit against celebrity Courtney Love , ostensibly the first of its kind, is set for trial…
Media Law Prof Blog
Standard of Review in Defamation and False Statements Cases
Tung Yin, Lewis & Clark Law School, has published Independent Appellate Review of Knowledge of Falsity in Defamation and False Statements Cases, at 15 Berkeley Journal of Criminal Law 330…
Media Law Prof Blog
Unhappy Hotel Owner May Sue Website Over Unfavorable Review
Remember that story published by TripAdvisor about the dirtiest hotels in the US, and picked up by breathlessly by just about every website with a section on travel? Well, Dennis Devlin, the owner…
Media Law Prof Blog
Courtney Love’s Twitter Lawsuit
Some analysis on the Courtney Love twitter defamation lawsuit here. Meanwhile, it may never reach a courtroom. The judge has given the parties several more weeks to work on a…
Media Law Prof Blog
Libel Tourism
Andrew R. Klein, Indiana University School of Law, has published Some Thoughts on Libel Tourism at 38 Pepperdine Law Review 101 (2010). Here is the abstract.This paper addresses the topic of…
Media Law Prof Blog
Guardian Wins Defamation Appeal In Iraqi Court
The Guardian newspaper has won its appeal against an Iraqi lower court's decision that it defamed Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and the Iraqi National Intelligence Serice in a 2009…
Smooth Transitions
Tweets + Coutney Love = Defamation?
By Rob Radcliff
Let's face it there is a lot of nastiness out there in cyberspace. For some reason some feel more empowered to say about anything on message boards, social media outlets,…