What Lord Justice Eady said was
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 Lord Justice Eady wrote:
bulletin board users’ comments may be defamatory, but are more akin to slander than libel due to their conversational nature |
He said forums are more like slander than libel, but didn't actually say they are slander. The definition of the word slander is still verbal and not written.
Slander
1. (Law)
Lawa. defamation in some transient form, as by spoken words, gestures, etc.
b. a slanderous statement, etc.
2. any false or defamatory words spoken about a person; calumny
Libel
1. a. A false publication, as in writing, print, signs, or pictures, that damages a person's reputation.
b. The act of presenting such material to the public.
2. The written claims presented by a plaintiff in an action at admiralty law or to an ecclesiastical court.
Many people get slander and libel mixed up, but generally find that people send us letters about slander while solicitors get it right and send letters to us about libel for posts in forums.
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