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photon · 06-28-2007, 09:10 PM

From the research I've done into defamation..

The absolute defence of defamation is truth. If the statement is true, then there's no case.

Otherwise it becomes a measure of if the statement was opinion or not, and if it wasn't opinion and was harmful to their reputation or whatever they call it then it's defamatory.

In Canada damages don't have to be proven, damages are assumed.

The email thing though is interesting, but I think even a private email if harmful to someone's reputation and untrue could be defamatory (ie the coach lost his job and was blackballed or something).

http://www.duhaime.org/LegalResource...ation-Law.aspx

Another one, a bit better IMO

http://www.adidem.org/articles/DS5.html

Anyway, here's some useful links I found while researching this:

06-28-2007, 09:10 PM	#2
photon The new goggles also do nothing. Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Calgary Exp:	From the research I've done into defamation.. The absolute defence of defamation is truth. If the statement is true, then there's no case. Otherwise it becomes a measure of if the statement was opinion or not, and if it wasn't opinion and was harmful to their reputation or whatever they call it then it's defamatory. In Canada damages don't have to be proven, damages are assumed. The email thing though is interesting, but I think even a private email if harmful to someone's reputation and untrue could be defamatory (ie the coach lost his job and was blackballed or something). http://www.duhaime.org/LegalResource...ation-Law.aspx Another one, a bit better IMO http://www.adidem.org/articles/DS5.html Anyway, here's some useful links I found while researching this: __________________ Uncertainty is an uncomfortable position. But certainty is an absurd one.