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Old 05-06-2012, 05:36 AM   #230
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
Libel on what grounds? What part of the court's judgement do you believe is untrue? If a statement is true, it cannot be libellous.
Two parts -
a) it wouldn't necessarily need to win, defending libel is vastly expensive in this country. It is economic sabotage.
b) for the indies promoting they do have a valid use - I would imagine the argument would be along the lines of 'our promotional vehicle is being blocked due to piracy, thus the implication is that our material is pirated which in turn implies we did not produce it'
(I wasn't being completely serious with the suggestion, I should have made that more clear)

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Originally Posted by tompe View Post
That depends on the country you are in. In Sweden a statement can be libelous and true at the same time.
That just seems mad - surely telling the truth shouldn't be a problem. I imagine the dubious cases are where someone does something illicit but not illegal, and that gets aired? Such as having an affair (accusations of serial adultery, for example).
Sorry - I know this is cultural ignorance, but I am interested in wht may be true and libellous.
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