[Ctd] Internet Defamation League

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Internet Defamation League

Have you been Defamed? How is your reputation on the internet?

http://www.InternetDefamationLeague.com/

Generally speaking, defamation is the issuance of a false statement 
about another person, which causes that person to suffer harm. Slander 
involves the making of defamatory statements by a transitory (non-fixed) 
representation, usually an oral (spoken) representation. Libel involves 
the making of defamatory statements in a printed or fixed medium, such 
as a magazine or newspaper.

Typically, the elements of a cause of action for defamation include: 
A false and defamatory statement concerning another; 
The unprivileged publication of the statement to a third party (that 
is, somebody other than the person defamed by the statement); 
If the defamatory matter is of public concern, fault amounting at least 
to negligence on the part of the publisher; 
Damage to the plaintiff. 
In the context of defamation law, a statement is "published" when it is 
made to the third party. That term does not mean that the statement has 
to be in print. 

Damages are typically to the reputation of the plaintiff, but depending 
upon the laws of the jurisdiction it may be enough to establish mental 
anguish.


Most jurisdictions also recognize "per se" defamation, where the 
allegations are presumed to cause damage to the plaintiff. Typically, the 
following may consititute defamation per se:

Attacks on a person's professional character or standing; 
Allegations that an unmarried person is unchaste; 
Allegations that a person is infected with a sexually transmitted 
disease; 
Allegations that the person has committed a crime of moral turpitude