MMC 4200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Pensacola News Journal, False Light, Suicide Of Megan Meier
12 Apr 2016
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Likely defamation defendant: publishers, editors, reporters, photographers, advertisers, public relations counselors, private individuals. Defamation defenses: truth, opinion, privileges, absolute, government offiicals, consent, doctor/lawyer, qualified, reporter"s privilege, official proceedings, official documents c. X: opinion statements that may be defended as being unbelievable, audience knows its an opinion, tone is key. Florida"s retraction statute-chapter 770: plaintiff must serve notice on defendant five days before filing action, you have 10 days to retraction, call your lawyer, limits your potential liability to actual damagers, no punitive, statute of limitations- 2 years. The right to privacy: the right to privacy is protected by the us constitution. (the right to be let alone and free from unwarranted government intrusion. ) Intrusion: tort law (the right to be free from unwarranted publicity) Invasion of privacy: publication of private facts b, false light, commercialization/appropriation. Private facts: publication of a private matter that is, highly offensive to a reasonable person, and ii.
