On 05/10/2011 06:24 PM, Axil Axil wrote:
If it comes down to it, I think "Fair comment on a matter of public
interest" is Jones best defence.
I'm not a lawyer, but in general it's very difficult to actually condemn
someone on defamation charges.
Accusing someone of defamation, and prosecuting him on those grounds, is
a different matter.
In my country, Argentina, the legal figure was recently removed from the
legal system, due to both:
a) it's very difficult to actually condemn someone of defamation.
b) the accusation, aided by its legal status, was usually employed by
relatively powerful people to avoid criticism, and to attempt to
counteract bad publicity.
Regards,
Mauro
