What is libel?
Libel is “a public and malicious imputation of a crime, or of a vice or defect, real or imaginary, or any act, omission, condition, status, or circumstance tending to cause the dishonor, discredit or contempt of a natural or juridical person, or to blacken the memory of one who is dead.â€
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Guidelines in Imposing Penalties for Libel: Questions and Answers
Published by January 30th, 2008 in Libel and Obiter/News. 1 CommentGuidelines in the Observance of a Rule of Preference in the Imposition of Penalties in Libel Cases (Administrative Circular 08-2008)
Published by January 30th, 2008 in Libel and Obiter/News. 1 CommentADMINISTRATIVE CIRCULAR No. 08-2008
TO : ALL JUDGES
SUBJECT : GUIDELINES IN THE OBSERVANCE OF A RULE OF PREFERENCE IN THE IMPOSITION OF PENALTIES IN LIBEL CASES.
Article 355 of the Revised Penal Code penalizes libel, committed by means of writing, [...]
We previously discussed that the two complaints for libel were dismissed as against RP Nuclei Solutions and Abe Olandres (Part IV). However, the cases were filed in court as against the two other individual respondents (Part III), who were the supposed authors of the allegedly libelous comments (Part II – basic facts).
RP Nuclei Solutions, represented [...]
This is the fourth of a six-part series discussing two complaints for internet libel. As stated in Part I (Introduction), this part will focus on the resolution in favor of Abe Olandres and the RP Nuclei Solutions, Inc.
As noted in Part II (basic facts of the complaints), RP Nuclei Solutions, Inc. was impleaded as a [...]
In this part of this six-part series, we will discuss the defenses raised by the main respondent in one of the two libel complaints filed before the Pasig City Prosecutor’s Office. You may also read Parts I, II, IV, V, and VI.
In his Counter-Affidavit, the main respondent claims that the complaint is merely a part [...]
As noted in Part I of this series, the basic facts of the complaints are discussed here, in Part II.
There were actually two complaints for libel – one for each of the two main respondents – before the Pasig City Prosecutor’s Office. The complaints are based on Article 353 of the Revised Penal Code, which [...]
The recent incoming link (at my other site) from Abe’s site alerted me to his post on surviving a libel suit. Considering that the cases – there were two consolidated libel cases – had been dismissed as against Abe, and considering that there’s no motion for reconsideration/appeal filed by any of the parties involved (none [...]
Paraphrasing the words of technorati’s Matt:
“55 Million blogs…some of them may just be libelous.”
Courts are being asked to crack down on bloggers and websites, reads a USA Today article. In a legal first, David Milum became the first blogger in the United States to lose a libel suit. The libel case stemmed from [...]
Libel, e-Libel or Internet Libel
Published by September 6th, 2006 in Libel and Litigation and Labor Law. 12 CommentsWe see the explosion of e-groups, blogs, message boards and other fora wherein people share facts, views and opinions. With respect to established institutions, particularly newspapers, the Online Journalism Review reports how the Washingtonpost.com made good use of the internet to expand the reach – and revenue – of its parent paper. Gauging from the [...]
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