"Erik Max Francis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Mike Schilling wrote: > >> If I were to write, say, that Tony Blair's tax policy will lead to higher >> deficits, I could be convicted of libel? Even if that's true, it's not a >> priori provable. > > I think what he was getting at is that, unlike many jurisdictions, writing > something factually true is _not_ in and of itself a defense against a > libel suit in the UK. > > As for the reverse side of the issue, in jurisdictions where it _is_ a > defense, if one were to accuse him of being a pedophile but couldn't prove > it, that would certainly be an actionable offense.
In the U.S, for instance, you wouldn't have to prove it. It would be sufficent to demonstrate that there's enough evidence supporting it that you weren't reckless in writing it. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
