This document summarizes key points about libel law that webmasters should be familiar with. It discusses what constitutes a defamatory statement, the differences between libel and slander, what counts as "publication" of libelous content online, who can be defamed including corporations, defenses like proving the truth of a statement or fair comment, liability for hosts of libelous content, how damages are determined, characteristics of libel law in England, and the importance of assessing risks of potential libel claims.
Information on avoiding slander and libel claims. Provides a general overview of the law of defamation and invasion of privacy, with tips to avoid such claims.
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Presentation as part of the MA Online Journalism at Birmingham City University, UK. Originally delivered Nov 19, 2009. This does not represent legal advice.
Information on avoiding slander and libel claims. Provides a general overview of the law of defamation and invasion of privacy, with tips to avoid such claims.
Notes and tips on Australian defamation law and defences. A guide for journalists and communication professionals who want to stay out of legal trouble around libel issues.
Presentation as part of the MA Online Journalism at Birmingham City University, UK. Originally delivered Nov 19, 2009. This does not represent legal advice.
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1. 10 things you should know about ... libel
This short article explains the key points of libel law - those
which should be familiar to every webmaster. Webmasters
need to know about libel law because material published on a
website can give rise to libel claims.
(1) What is defamatory?
Defamation is all about reputation, and in particular about statements which
damage others' reputations. The English courts have not settled upon a single test
for determining whether a statement is defamatory. Examples of the formulations
used to define a "defamatory imputation" include:
• an imputation which is likely to lower a person in the estimation of right-thinking
people;
• an imputation which injures a person's reputation by exposing him to hatred,
contempt or ridicule;
• an imputation which tends to make a person be shunned or avoided.
A statement that a person is an adulterer, a gold-digger or a drunkard may be
defamatory, as may an allegation of corruption, racism, disease, insanity or
insolvency.
(2) Libel v slander
The law of libel is concerned with defamatory writings; whereas the law of slander
is concerned with defamatory speech. There are some differences in the laws
relating to slander and libel. It used to be thought that defamatory statements on a
website would always be libelous rather than slanderous. However, the English
courts have taken the view that some internet communications are more akin to
speech than the traditional print, and that slander rather than libel should apply to
those communications. Nonetheless, the focus of this post is libel.
(3) Websites and "publication"
A defamatory statement is not actionable unless it is published. Unfortunately for
webmasters, when libel lawyers say "published", they mean communicated to one
person (not including the person defamed). You can libel someone by writing about
them on a personal blog, providing at least one person accesses the defamatory
material.
2. That is not to say that a defamatory publication on your personal blog carries the
same risk as a defamatory publication on, say, the BBC website. Libels on high-
traffic sites are more likely to be discovered by the person attacked than libels on
low-traffic sites. Also, potential libel claimants may let a libel pass if it hasn't been
widely disseminated - knowing that a court case would itself ensure the widest
possible audience for the slur.
(4) Corporations and government
It is sometimes thought that you cannot libel a corporation. That is incorrect. A
corporation has a reputation just like a natural person, and that reputation may be
injured by a defamatory statement.
On the other hand, it is not possible to defame the government, or an arm of the
government. You should still be careful about making allegations against
government, as in many circumstances the allegations could be interpreted as
allegations against a particular individual (who will be in a position to sue).
(5) Truth and fair comment
Two of the most important defences to a libel claim are justification and fair
comment.
The defence of "justification" arises where the defendant in a libel action claims that
the statements are true. One might expect that in these circumstances a claimant
would be obliged to demonstrate the untruth of the defamatory statements - but that
is not so. It is for the defendant who relies upon a justification defence to prove the
truth of the libel. This is often easier said than done.
The defence of "fair comment" may be available to a defendant who can show that
the defamatory statement amounted to an opinion which was honestly held and
based up facts which were true.
There are a range of other defences which tend to apply in specific circumstances.
The most important of these other defences is "qualified privilege".
(6) Qualified privilege
There are three kinds of "qualified privilege".
The first kind, sometimes called "classic common law qualified privilege", protects
disclosures in certain specific situations, but only where the person making the
3. defamatory statement believes that it is true. For example, this kind of qualified
privilege defence may protect statements made in an employee reference.
The second kind may be called "statutory qualified privilege". This refers to a range
of specific defences under the Defamation Act 1996 relating to the publication of fair
and accurate reports of the proceedings of certain public bodies.
The third (and most interesting) kind is sometimes called "Reynolds-style qualified
privilege". This protects certain public interest stories published in the media,
providing they adhere to the standards of responsible journalism.
(7) Liability of hosts
Website hosts may be liable for defamatory material created by someone else but
which they host. However, there are special defences available to hosts under the
Defamation Act 1996 and the E-commerce Regulations.
Under the Defamation Act 1996, a website host will have a defence to a claim for
libel if he can show that (i) he was not the author, editor or publisher of the
statement complained of, (ii) he took reasonable care in relation to its publication,
and (iii) he did not know and had no reason to believe that what he did caused or
contributed to the publication of the defamatory statement. The defence under the
E-commerce Regulations is broader in that it covers not just defamation but also
other kind of legal action; however it is shallower in that it does not provide a
complete defence, but merely a defence against financial and criminal penalties.
(8) Damages
Damages in defamation actions are intended to compensate the claimant for
distress and hurt feelings and for actual injury to reputation, and also to serve as an
objective sign of vindication.
Unusually for civil cases, defamation cases are tried in front of a jury, not a judge
sitting alone. In part as a result, damages awards have traditionally been rather
high - often much higher than in personal injury claims. However, the Court of
Appeal has the power to overrule excessive awards given by juries.
(9) England
"London is the libel capital of the World. American journalists dub it 'a town named
sue' since its claimant-friendly environment attracts litigants unable or unwilling to
4. take their chances under American or European defamation laws which afford
better protection for media defendants". (Robertson and Nicol, Media Law).
The English courts have been known to hear cases involving a foreign claimant and
a foreign defendant, where the "publication" in England is marginal to the damage
alleged.
(10) Risk assessment
The most difficult question when reviewing material for libel risks is not whether
material is defamatory, but whether a potential claimant is really likely to bring
proceedings.
Print publishers often have risky material reviewed by specialist lawyers before it is
published. Similarly, it often makes sense for online publishers to invest in libel
reviews rather than risk potentially ruinous litigation.