[Vision2020] Email and Libel
David Camden-Britton
davidcb@acm.org
Tue, 24 Jun 2003 18:00:44 -0700
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At 05:23 PM 6/24/2003 -0700, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>That might actually mean something
in this discussion if our court system<br>
was responsible to dictionary.com.</blockquote><br>
Though I'm not an attorney, a quick visit to Google brought this
up:<br>
<a href="http://www.lawdesk.com/legal_dictionary/letter_l.htm" eudora="autourl">http://www.lawdesk.com/legal_dictionary/letter_l.htm</a><br><br>
<font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2>Libel: Published words or pictures
that falsely and maliciously defame a person. Libel is published
defamation; slander is spoken. <br>
Defamation: That which tends to injure a persons reputation. Libel is
published defamation, whereas slander is spoken. <br><br>
</font>More of the same can be found here:
<a href="http://1st-law-website-design.com/canada/Legal-Dictionary/L.htm" eudora="autourl">http://1st-law-website-design.com/canada/Legal-Dictionary/L.htm</a>
and here: <a href="http://www.legal-forms-kit.com/legal-dictionary/l.html" eudora="autourl">http://www.legal-forms-kit.com/legal-dictionary/l.html</a> and here: <a href="http://www.aa-accidentattorneys.com/legal_dictionary.html#sectL" eudora="autourl">http://www.aa-accidentattorneys.com/legal_dictionary.html#sectL</a> and one from the UK: <a href="http://www.wilson-nesbitt.co.uk/dictionary1.htm" eudora="autourl">http://www.wilson-nesbitt.co.uk/dictionary1.htm</a><br><br>
However, you may be looking for more practical information on how it applies to the Internet and messaging systems such as this e-mail list. Ask, and Google provides: <a href="http://cse.stanford.edu/class/cs201/Projects/defamation-and-the-internet/index2.html" eudora="autourl">http://cse.stanford.edu/class/cs201/Projects/defamation-and-the-internet/index2.html</a><br><br>
That's a pretty nice run-down of some specific cases and how they were resolved, as well as relevant definitions and a more complete introduction to defamation and how it applies to online services.<br>
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