COM JO 525 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: American Civil Liberties Union, Telecommunications Act Of 1996, Actual Malice
7 May 2019
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Damages - monetary compensation that may be recovered in court by any person who has suffered loss or injury. Damages may be compensated for actual loss or punitive as punishment for outrageous conduct. Slapps (strategic lawsuits against public participation) - a lawsuit whose purpose is to harass critics into silence, often to suppress those critic"s first amendment rights. Burden of proof - the requirement for a party to a case to demonstrate one or more claims by the presentation of evidence. In libel law, for example, the plaintiff has the burden of proof. In order to be libelous, a statement must make an assertion of fact. Communications decency act (dca) - the part of the 1996 telecommunications act that largely attempted to regulate the internet content. Libel per se - a statement whose injurious nature is apparent and requires no further proof. Libel per quod - a statement whose injurious nature requires proof.
