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It also said the contract does not address payment terms, kill fees, provisions for libel suits or "other important issues. "

Regrettably, for Senator Richardson, many of these statements turned out to be nothing but libel.

Defending a libel action can be so costly that many defendants settle immediately or simply do not publish at all.

The publisher was then threatened with a libel action by an Israeli company that made devices that Mr Lacerda criticised.

A political street fighter, by his own account, he has often taken on his opponents through ruinous libel suits.

His attempt to discredit his opponent boomeranged (on him) when he was charged with libel.

She sued him for libel, and the court ordered him to pay her damages of $ 1, 500.

But a few come to take advantage of England's ferociously claimant-friendly libel laws (Scotland's are different).

He was once asked, when testifying in a libel case, whether he was a Christian, a Jew, or an atheist. "None of the three, " he replied.

In subsequent cases, the Court extended the actual malice test to include libel suits brought by public figures as well.

But Pengshui police already said the libel case against Qin Zhongfei was unfounded, and apologized to Qin for injuries caused.

Nevertheless, criminal libel laws have been justified as necessary to protect nascent democracies from damaging criticism.

And one of the jobs of the courts is to police the press by protecting whistle-blowers while also punishing libel and treachery.

British courts seem to award lower damages in privacy cases than in libel cases, though it is hard to find exact comparisons.

The man, surnamed Yang, had made up the stories using Yan's name, and was later detained in Beijing on libel charges.

Further, we do not take or abuse the property of others, including intellectual property , nor do we engage in slander or libel.

Libel reform may seem an obscure subject for an unpopular government to pursue with a general election looming.

But, the report says, "the United Kingdom remains a concern due to its expansive libel laws. "

But then Palin decided to describe the attacks leveled against her as a "blood libel. "

Libel lawsuits are not all that bloggers need worry about.

the distinction between libel and slander was that the former was written while the latter was oral.

I dare say that most sites do not tamper with reader comments, unless there is some blatant libel or flaming going on.

Although most scientists Fang has accused respond to claim their innocence, none of them has yet accused Fang of libel.

Libel and privacy laws should be reformed in ways to protect the public's right to know.

But the citizenry needed to be informed, and threats of libel against a newspaper for doing its job could not be allowed.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the British Crown prosecuted hundreds of cases of seditious libel, often imposing draconian penalties.

After all, libel requires a statement as one of its essential elements.

She was a typical victim of privacy evasion, unlimited harassments, libel and sex abuse.

Last week, in a victory for both medicine and free speech, Matthias Rath dropped his libel suit against the Guardian.

The concept of libel does not exist, nor should it.

eg. She had a libel action against the magazine pending.

That interview was an absolute libel on a honest man.

Damage to women's reputation or personal dignity by such means as insult, libel and giving publicity to private affairs shall be prohibited.

Internet companies have managed to avoid prosecution for libel. But an increasing number of people get their news online.

But foreigners who mind about free speech do not like English libel laws.

He filed a string of libel suits against Fang Shimin and told anyone who would listen that revenge would be his.

Lord Lester also wants most libel cases to be heard by a judge, not a jury.

That interview was an absolute libel on the honest man.

Is it possible that the U. K. 's notoriously stringent libel laws actually encourage less-than-honest news gathering?

Not until July 2008 did the British House of Lords vote to abolish the common law crimes of blasphemy and blasphemous libel.

Having to pay a libel judgment may slow them down. Tom will undoubtedly give the money to charity. He always has.

The cost of defending the libel action almost bankrupted the small magazine.

The libel claim followed an article which insinuated that the President was lying.

And Sweden stands accused by prominent Israelis, including the prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, of blood libel and anti-Semitism.

Playwright Oscar Wilde lost his criminal libel case against the Marquess of Queensberry, who had accused the writer of homosexual practices.

The fear of libel suits may chill academic debate (big medical companies have sued several scientists for criticising their products).

Several American states have now passed laws entitling victims of "libel tourism" to counter-sue their persecutors for harassment.

Foxconn sued them personally for libel and secured a court order freezing their assets , backing off only at the behest of Apple and HP .

English law defined seditious libel as criticizing the government in such a way as to reduce public confidence.

She decided to sue for libel after the newspaper smeared her private life.

how you and your family have changed-- - The veggie libel laws.

An individual's only defense against the press is the law of libel.

In the past, some libelous communications were punished even if true. Today, however, only false statements can be termed libel.

What the court calls libel is, in most countries, called journalism.

In addition to violence and pornography, volunteers would look for libel and for people engaged in "uncivilized behavior" online.

In Xifeng, I was mainly investigating the SMS libel case of the businesswoman .

In many countries, a state prosecutor can bring a criminal libel suit.

Groups that investigate government misbehaviour say their efforts are now being hampered by English libel law.

This means that libel law 216 years ago was more liberal and more in tune with the principle of free speech than it is today.

but considerable harm and much pain can be caused without going so far as to commit libel that can be taken to court for judgment.

It would create a statutory "public interest" defence and restrict libel tourism.

The chairman, John Whittingdale, says the committee has received a large number of submissions from people worried about libel tourism.

Typically, it is limited by prohibitions against libel, defamation, obscenity, judicial or parliamentary privilege and the like.

Beyond that I haven't a guess (especially on a Web site covered by British libel laws! ).

In most countries, libel suits can be grounded only in false statements of fact.

Journalists will no longer face imprisonment for libel but will be issued with fines instead.

In other words, treat privacy like libel, with penalties and remedies available only after publication.

We're starting an online seller blacklist. We're working to make it fair for buyers and we're working on preventing libel.

This photograph is a libel on her.

They were licensing, taxation , and seditious libel.

Besant and Bradlaugh were both found guilty of publishing an "obscene libel" and sentenced to six months in prison.

English libel laws have taken quite a beating for many years for being so friendly to plaintiffs.

Repetition of a libel is an offence.

We have rules about libel and slander, defamation, and speech that incites imminent violence.

A leftist website, Utopia, even collected 50, 000 signatures in a campaign calling for Mao Yushi to be prosecuted for libel.

Attempts to collect damages for libel and costs from people outside Britain are rare and often fruitless.

A libel action is being brought against the magazine that published the article.

But England's libel law has become a playground for lawyers, sparring on behalf of the powerful.

The case represents a new development in the law of libel.

Anthony Lester QC, a Liberal Democrat member of the House of Lords and a prominent libel lawyer, hopes to change that.

The ruling party is also moving to enact a new law allowing prosecutors to press online-libel charges without the consent of victims.

He claimed that the newspaper report was a libel.

Cage brought a libel case in the UK against Turner, her book publisher, and the newspaper that had run an excerpt.

And Studio Libel offers a variety variety of colors and patterns to match any interior.

But it does suggest that the Ministry of Justice, which is examining the libel law, make some important changes.

The greater the truth, the greater the libel.

You libel her beauty with your faint praise.

He gets drunk too. " Roosevelt protested that he rarely drank alcohol and sued for libel. "

Britain's libel laws already gravely restrict the media's capacity to expose the criminal and the corrupt.

Is the meaning of life, but also the world from thousands of years of libel.

They also teach about legal issues like plagiarism and libel law and freedom of speech .

The greater the truth, the worse the libel.

eg: We almost sued the magazine for libel, but in the end we let them off the hook.

The US has had to act to protect its writers from Britain's draconian libel laws.

Truth, of course, is an absolute defense to libel.

Recycling press releases is cheap, because PRs are unlikely to libel their own clients.

On March 24th the justice secretary, Jack Straw, said Labour would introduce a bill reforming libel law after the election.

Successful libel suits require proof of publisher fault, even if a plaintiff proves the challenged statement false.

But, as a provision of the common law, libel is mainly in order to safeguard the citizens reputation, privacy and other related rights.

one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel.

If a Google AdWords advertisement contains a libel, then the target of the libel can go after the advertiser in court.

He libel(l)ed against her character in an article.

A countercharge of libel was made by the opposing counsel.

Since 1879, corporations have also been able to sue for libel(4).

The laws of libel, privacy, and copyright still apply in cyberspace.

In the present Criminal Law, false charges, perjury and libel are designated as crimes.

The jury was not entitled to pronounce on the issue of libel or no libel .

The case (which has not come to court) is the latest to be cited by a coalition demanding changes in English libel law.

Assuming that a plaintiff both pleads and proves the elements of libel, she then typically will seek monetary damages.

Anyway, neither libel nor copyright theft is a new phenomenon.

That would stop the most absurd instances of libel tourism.

Mr Fini has threatened to sue for libel. But he has not yet offered a detailed rebuttal of the newspaper's claims.

"Do you know how long it takes a company to file a lawsuit against libel? " he asked.

However, many of the companies host their sites in the US and are immune to English libel law.

He doesn't want to be famous? I'll make him infamous! Slander is spoken. In print, it's libel.

Usually, they run foul of laws on "defamation" , ie, libel.

What you've published is libel!

They also worry about "libel tourism" : foreigners fighting cases in English courts that would be unsuccessful elsewhere.

One group has collected 10, 000 signatures to support its demand that police go after the economist for alleged subversion and libel.

If you do not have any basis for your claim, I seriously question your knowledge of law on the libel issue.

She was sad when she know her best friend libel she.

The rival parties libel(l)ed each other during the election.

To gossip is a fault; to libel , a crime; to slander , a sin .

The famous actress is suing the tabloids for libel.

The law on libel is considered too lenient .

The committee rejects sweeping proposals for reform, such as statutory caps on the size of libel damages.

if you're convicted under a veggie libel law.

Singapore's defenders also point out that its libel laws are based on inherited British laws.

The difference between and is that libel is printed while slander is spoken.

The woman appeared before the judge on a charge of libel.

The Australian High Court so ruled in 2002, when it allowed "Diamond Joe" Gutnick to file a libel suit.

1898 - Emile Zola is brought to trial for libel for publishing J'Accuse.

He slapped a libel suit on a newspaper.

This autumn the English branch of PEN, which defends the freedom to write, will launch a campaign against our libel law.

The book is a libel on human nature.

He was accused of involvement with the libel case in 2007.

The difference between libel and stander is that libel is printed while stander is spoken.

The difference in dawn libel or searther is these libel is printed when searther is spoken.

At one point, the family was facing more than 100 criminal charges in the Turkish court system, ranging from libel to money laundering.

She sued a newspaper for libel.

The laws of libel apply to blogs too.

I'll sue you for libel.

They use a image technical, this way, they can observer if the microscopical libel circuitry organized well.

The difference between libel and slander is that libel is printed while slander is spoken. 9.

He was sued for libel.

I have the freedom to write on anything I choose, subject only to some gentle editorial guidance and also of course to the laws of libel.

If they are rich and the article is defamatory , they can sue for libel.

Kahn's French lawyer Leclerc 11th of this month, said his client and legal team have been to court Banon libel.

Every country curbs free speech to some extent (look at American companies' use of corporate libel laws, for example).

If even football fans can be sued by their club for online remarks, it's clear libel is too easily used to stifle legitimate dissent

This was a base libel on Badger, who, though he cared little about Society, was rather fond of children;

On Comparison in Libel between Criminal Law of Chinese Mainland and Macao

Discussion on Important Composing Item and Legal Responsibility of Trade Libel

Whatever openly insult or distort facts to libel other people, or conduct other hostile attack;

Britain already has the toughest libel laws in the world, which have been misused repeatedly to protect the rich and the powerful;

Legal libel ligate local literate,

Our society permits people to sue for libel so that they may vindicate their reputations(Irving R. Kaufman)

well , exactlywhat is libel , mr beckett