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Libel laws in this country practically means he has no legal recourse. He would need to prove that Newsweek made the whole thing up, not merely that they misund
by Hypx 13y ago
Libel laws in this country practically means he has no legal recourse. He would need to prove that Newsweek made the whole thing up, not merely that they misunderstood him.
- simias 13y agoWhat about posting pictures of his house? That seems like a huge invasion of privacy to me and it was completely gratuitous IMO.
- danielweber 13y agoFor better or for worse[1], we have a very strong protections on speech in the US. Although the specifics need to be addressed by his lawyer, in general Dorian needs to prove Newsweek did wrong, and that's a tough hurdle. [1] I think "for better" but this is showing one of the sadder side effects.
- rmc 13y agoAnd it's examples like this that show why I think the USA's "right to free speech at the expensive of right to privacy" is bad IMO
- ubernostrum 13y agoPeople don't sue for libel in the US. They do it in England, where you can secure a libel judgment over practically anything.