CCT206H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Technology And Culture, First Amendment To The United States Constitution, Infection
15 Mar 2018
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Cct208h5 - law, technology and culture (winter 2018) Week 9: libel and slander (march 8, 2018) Section 2 - canadian charter of rights and freedoms. Fundamental freedoms clause: everyone has the following fundamental freedoms: (b) freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, including freedom of the press and other media of communication. Courts retain the right between competing interests of not having these fundamental rights. Damages reputation; particular type of statement that would lower your standing in the eyes of a reasonable person. Does not have to be on record. Refers to claimant; needs to be identifiable. Communicated to someone other than the defamed. Is your/their reputation hurt by your defamation. Remedies - sue for financial reasons or be criminally liable. Slander - defamation doesn"t have a permanent record. Absolute privilege - post all true information but opens possibilities of liabilities. Qualified privilege - post true information to a certain extent; happens during trading of information.
