Slander, Libel & Privacy 101

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  • GorillaEsq
    GorillaEsq Posts: 2,198 Member
    I get a kick out of everything Gorilla posts!! :laugh:
    Don't flatter him...it only encourages him.
    You...tall chick...shup. ;)
  • MinMin97
    MinMin97 Posts: 2,674 Member
    I get a kick out of everything Gorilla posts!! :laugh:
    Don't flatter him...it only encourages him.
    You...tall chick...shup. ;)
    See? He's all flustered and can't spell properly.
  • GorillaEsq
    GorillaEsq Posts: 2,198 Member
    See? He's all flustered and can't spell properly.
    Can too.
  • porcelain_doll
    porcelain_doll Posts: 1,005 Member
    Hmm. So it sounds like when I threatened to sue my ex's wife for libel, I think I might have actually known what I was talking about. She posted my picture on a social networking site without my permission, with a caption beneath that stated I was the woman who was trying to steal her husband (which I was not). I had no idea it was there until I came across it by accident one day, and had no idea how long it had been there. For months after it was taken down, I stalked her page to see if it had gotten put back up (it never was - good thing for them).

    Interesting stuff. Thanks for the 101, abogado guapo.
  • CentralCaliCycling
    CentralCaliCycling Posts: 453 Member
    Are you short? Just wondering....
    6'3
    pfft
    I wouldn't lie to you, banana-person.

    Pfft again. You're a lawyer. it just means you're better at lying than the average Joe.

    So the phrase, "Trust Me, I am a lawyer" doesn't work for you?
  • Hcrowder81
    Hcrowder81 Posts: 15 Member
    Are you short? Just wondering....
    6'3
    pfft
    I wouldn't lie to you, banana-person.
    Pfft again. You're a lawyer. it just means you're better at lying than the average Joe.
    No, it means that I'm better at propagating a manifestation of the truth, slated in favor of my particular argument, at any given moment.
    LOL...Love this reply!!!
  • Memerulez
    Memerulez Posts: 10
    *sigh* I needed this. My brain was slowly shutting down. Go knowledge! Gorilla, your posts make me happy and smarter. ^_^
    I totally agree with this.
  • MinMin97
    MinMin97 Posts: 2,674 Member
    No, it means that I'm better at propagating a manifestation of the truth, slated in favor of my particular argument, at any given moment.
    Right here.
  • GorillaEsq
    GorillaEsq Posts: 2,198 Member
    No, it means that I'm better at propagating a manifestation of the truth, slated in favor of my particular argument, at any given moment.
    Right here.
    In bed.
  • KinzieElise
    KinzieElise Posts: 584 Member
    I took a Constitutional Law class last year and we briefly discussed libel and whatnot. I seem to recall (correct me if I'm wrong) that libel is only something that the press can do. I know there was something that it is impossible for a private citizen to do to another private citizen... I would check my notes or my books but they're not here. :smile:
  • GorillaEsq
    GorillaEsq Posts: 2,198 Member
    I took a Constitutional Law class last year and we briefly discussed libel and whatnot. I seem to recall (correct me if I'm wrong) that libel is only something that the press can do. I know there was something that it is impossible for a private citizen to do to another private citizen... I would check my notes or my books but they're not here. :smile:
    Um, no. You're probably thinking of the provisions associated with "publication." The Internet shot that whole notion all to hell. ;)
  • spiregrain
    spiregrain Posts: 254 Member
    Yes! See "Wilde, Oscar: Biography."

    You are a big nerd. I like it.
  • KinzieElise
    KinzieElise Posts: 584 Member
    I took a Constitutional Law class last year and we briefly discussed libel and whatnot. I seem to recall (correct me if I'm wrong) that libel is only something that the press can do. I know there was something that it is impossible for a private citizen to do to another private citizen... I would check my notes or my books but they're not here. :smile:
    Um, no. You're probably thinking of the provisions associated with "publication." The Internet shot that whole notion all to hell. ;)

    I lied. Turns out I typed my notes for studying purposes. I was thinking of the Times Standard established in New York Times v Sullivan (1964) which was expanded a couple times but the expansion I was thinking of was Gertz v Robert Welch Inc (1974) when they decided that private citizens get more protection from libel by the press since, unlike public officials and figures, they don't have easy access to the media to defend themselves. Really, because the media was involved it seems like an entirely different topic altogether.
  • vice350z
    vice350z Posts: 1,066 Member
    if people are getting butthurt over what someone's doing on a forum...then they shouldn't be on a forum to start with.
  • Machdude
    Machdude Posts: 136 Member
    One of my favorite sayings is "words means things". Thank you for an excellent post.
  • georgedarling
    georgedarling Posts: 30 Member
    Thank you Gorilla!
  • jus_in_bello
    jus_in_bello Posts: 326 Member
    I know how to make pine cone bird feeders.
  • GorillaEsq
    GorillaEsq Posts: 2,198 Member
    I know how to make pine cone bird feeders.
    When the Zombie Apocalypse comes, you shall be king....or queen... whatever... clicking to check takes too much effort.

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