Re:Dominion Voting Systems Sues Rudy Giuliani
by rsynnott on Monday January 25, 2021 @01:40PM
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Lying about a company generally isn't a crime (except in restricted circumstances; there are probably scenarios where it could be a securities law issue, say), but a company is absolutely able to take a civil suit against someone who maliciously lies about it.
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Re:Dominion Voting Systems Sues Rudy Giuliani
by bredren on Tuesday January 26, 2021 @05:32PM
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I realize this thread is flagged, but this reminded me of the recent situation in Thailand and the review on Tripadvisor. Thought I'd share in case you hadn't seen it.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/09/world/asia/thailand-revie...
Re:Dominion Voting Systems Sues Rudy Giuliani
by rsynnott on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @10:23AM
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Oh, yep, I should have caveated that as "lying about a company isn't generally a crime IN DEVELOPED DEMOCRACIES". Some countries do still have in-use criminal libel laws, and the story is different there.
Re:Dominion Voting Systems Sues Rudy Giuliani
by dragonwriter on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @10:27AM
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Several US states have criminal libel laws that might protect a company (particularly if the company is a bank or other financial institution, which seem to be the most common to be specifically protected.)
Re:Dominion Voting Systems Sues Rudy Giuliani
by rsynnott on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @01:31PM
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Are there any recent (this century) examples of _successful_ criminal libel actions in the US? I would've thought it'd be fairly clearly unconstitutional.
Re:Dominion Voting Systems Sues Rudy Giuliani
by dragonwriter on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @08:11PM
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> Are there any recent (this century) examples of _successful_ criminal libel actions in the US?
This century is very young for laws that were never frequently invoked, but, yes, at least one in Kansas in 2002:
https://www.mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/941/criminal-li...