Comments on: Is it possible to sue print media for defamation? http://dwarfprinting.com/174/is-it-possible-to-sue-print-media-for-defamation/ Big Printing For Little Companies Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:12:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Johnathan L http://dwarfprinting.com/174/is-it-possible-to-sue-print-media-for-defamation/comment-page-1/#comment-532 Johnathan L Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:17:19 +0000 http://dwarfprinting.com/174/is-it-possible-to-sue-print-media-for-defamation/#comment-532 It's really complex and would have to see the article to give you any kind of answer. It’s really complex and would have to see the article to give you any kind of answer.

]]> By: Boulevard of Broken Dreams http://dwarfprinting.com/174/is-it-possible-to-sue-print-media-for-defamation/comment-page-1/#comment-533 Boulevard of Broken Dreams Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:17:19 +0000 http://dwarfprinting.com/174/is-it-possible-to-sue-print-media-for-defamation/#comment-533 well no .... they're a newspaper so they can say what they want ... i know it's horrible .... but then again people sue other people for stupid stuff ... this definitely isn't stupid ... so you can try ... well no …. they’re a newspaper so they can say what they want … i know it’s horrible …. but then again people sue other people for stupid stuff … this definitely isn’t stupid … so you can try …

]]> By: Markmaster http://dwarfprinting.com/174/is-it-possible-to-sue-print-media-for-defamation/comment-page-1/#comment-531 Markmaster Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:17:19 +0000 http://dwarfprinting.com/174/is-it-possible-to-sue-print-media-for-defamation/#comment-531 No, unfortunately not. They have a right to call them anything they want, its called Freedom of Press. However, if they made up lies and presented them as facts about this group, you could sue them for libel (printing false information.) Hope this helps. No, unfortunately not. They have a right to call them anything they want, its called Freedom of Press. However, if they made up lies and presented them as facts about this group, you could sue them for libel (printing false information.) Hope this helps.

]]> By: Frenchiie Loves Her Darling < http://dwarfprinting.com/174/is-it-possible-to-sue-print-media-for-defamation/comment-page-1/#comment-530 Frenchiie Loves Her Darling < Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:17:19 +0000 http://dwarfprinting.com/174/is-it-possible-to-sue-print-media-for-defamation/#comment-530 I think so ... it makes sense that there would be. I know who you're talking about! I think so … it makes sense that there would be.
I know who you’re talking about!

]]> By: Proinsias http://dwarfprinting.com/174/is-it-possible-to-sue-print-media-for-defamation/comment-page-1/#comment-529 Proinsias Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:17:19 +0000 http://dwarfprinting.com/174/is-it-possible-to-sue-print-media-for-defamation/#comment-529 Check into the libel laws in your nation (wherever you are) and see if there was a false statement of fact that causes damage provable in court for a private person (because public persons and public officials are different). In the U.S., defamation of character would not apply in most cases and the statement would have to be stated as fact and not opinion. Hope this helps you, but without knowing more details this answer is difficult to construct. Off-hand, labeling a group of people something unpleasant sounds to me like opinion. Check into the libel laws in your nation (wherever you are) and see if there was a false statement of fact that causes damage provable in court for a private person (because public persons and public officials are different).

In the U.S., defamation of character would not apply in most cases and the statement would have to be stated as fact and not opinion.

Hope this helps you, but without knowing more details this answer is difficult to construct.

Off-hand, labeling a group of people something unpleasant sounds to me like opinion.

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