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There's no copyright equivalent of a SLAPP motion, so things would likely go very different than copyright trolling and result in your being held liable for a l
by bragr 4y ago
There's no copyright equivalent of a SLAPP motion, so things would likely go very different than copyright trolling and result in your being held liable for a lot of defendants attorney fees.
That's before even considering that anyone claiming they've been defamed would likely qualify as a public figure, or limit-public figure, so the bar would be very high.
- pfdietz 4y agoDefeating a SLAPP motion is not hard, if you actually have anything resembling a case. So the question is: how common are actually libelous statements on social media? I suspect they are quite common. Would most targets qualify as public figures? Perhaps, but perhaps not. Remember, the point of this is not to quash public criticism of the powerful, it's to extract money. There is no need for the purported victim to be a public figure.