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Saturday, December 5, 2009

Libel

Libel: "A false communication that wrongfully injures the reputation of others."
Five proven things are needed: Defamation, publication, identification, damage, and fault. (The burden of proof)

Actual malice, or a higher burden of proof, where the source of untrue statements is proven to have known the falsity of their publishing. So where does privacy come in to all this?
Privacy has more to do with invasions in PR, and the growth of the internet is really something that is making the lines of privacy more and more blurred.

There are gray areas between political and commercial speech which PR practitioners must find understanding in. So the need to understand libel, privacy, and especially copyright laws is important.

In recent news, Tiger Wood's mistress threatens a libel suit:

here's an example of a libel press release:

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