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41 Ne. J. Legal Stud. 1 (2021)

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2021 / Online Defamation Recourse / 1


ONLINE   DEFAMATION RECOURSE


                  by


         Bradford  H. Buck*


I.     INTRODUCTION


          This article discusses the law of defamation (particularly the
        form of written defamation known as libel), the various types
          of online sites where libel could occur and the available
        recourse or remedies for the person who was libeled online.


II.    THE  LAW   OF DEFAMATION



          The Restatement (Second)  of Torts, § 558 provides the
       following elements for defamation: to create liability for
       defamation there must be:

            (a) a false and  defamatory  statement concerning
            another;
            (b) an unprivileged publication to a third party;
            (c) fault amounting at least to negligence on the part of
            the publisher; and



       * Instructor of Business Law at the Barney Business School,
       University of Hartford

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