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Email Liability: What Happens If You Forward A Message That Contains Defamatory Information

Posted by Bo Links - April 26, 2010


The court of appeal has offered simple, straightforward advice in an email defamation case.  In ruling on a claim that a person’s reputation was harmed when the defendant forwarded an email containing defamatory information, the court held there was no liability unless the defendant “materially contributed” to the content of the defamatory material.  To quote the court:  “What ha


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