Mr. Sarcastic is right about what? We weren't even talking about you or Monegal lol. Just defamation in general.
Oh btw, I think this is interesting and you're right, if it's true what you said there is no defamation.
The three most important things to remember about defamation law in the United States:
1) In order to win a case, the plaintiff must prove that the defendant made a purposeful or negligent false statement of fact;
2)Harm is an essential component of slander and libel law. If you can't prove that the statements under review caused material harm, it is very difficult to win a defamation claim.
3)The statute of limitations for defamation is short. As such, don't wait to take action -- you may just miss your window.
yeah I think the topic is really interesting too. anyone can sue for defamation, but if you actually read the entire wikipedia article you'll see it's pretty difficult to win these cases in court. a lot of the cases were magazines and newspapers too. add in the the fact we're on an anonymous internet forum and it's almost impossible to win a defamation lawsuit.
copypasta from my post in another thread:
yeah lluser sometimes implies stuff without support and he definitely spams the forum a lot, but legally I think it would be almost impossible to charge him. First, you'd first have to identify him (it's an anonymous internet forum and even if you traced his IP, you'd have to tie a person to that IP which can also be difficult). Second, for defamation you also have to prove A) publication of fact (which posts on an internet forum don't count in the legal definition of a publication) and B) these facts are false (his favorite topic is musicmaker and her complications, which to my knowledge has mostly been true so far). To do all of these steps needed is practically impossible.
Not here to defend lluser and don't care either way if he gets banned. Just wanted to correct some misconceptions here about free speech and the internet.
