Law of Defamation

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Legal Doctrine
gptkbp:appliesTo Organizations
Individuals
gptkbp:baseDefense gptkb:Privilege
Truth
Consent
Fair Comment
gptkbp:cause Damages
Injunction
gptkbp:enforcedBy gptkb:Civil_Courts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Law of Defamation
gptkbp:includes gptkb:Libel
gptkb:Slander
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:European_Convention_on_Human_Rights
First Amendment (US)
gptkbp:mayInclude Private Individuals
Public Figures
Criminal Defamation (in some countries)
gptkbp:notableCase gptkb:New_York_Times_Co._v._Sullivan
gptkb:Gertz_v._Robert_Welch,_Inc.
Reynolds v. Times Newspapers Ltd
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Common_Law
gptkbp:prohibits gptkb:Public_Interest
Satire
Opinion
Parody
Absolute Privilege
Fair Report Privilege
Neutral Reportage
Qualified Privilege
Section 230 (US Communications Decency Act)
gptkbp:protectedBy Reputation
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:India
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:regulates Defamation
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Media_Law
gptkb:Freedom_of_Speech
Tort Law
gptkbp:requires False Statement
Harm to Reputation
Publication of Statement
gptkbp:standardOfProof Balance of Probabilities
gptkbp:subject Case Law
Statutory Law
gptkbp:variant Jurisdiction
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Rodney_A._Smolla
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7