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posted by (anonymous) at 12:54pm on 12/11/2009
You can't libel a class, only an individual.

S.
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posted by [personal profile] gerald_duck at 02:27pm on 12/11/2009
Really? Even if you say "every X is a Y" rather than just "Xes are (in general) Y"?

Where is the line drawn? Can I libel:

  • Daily Mail journalists
  • Daily Mail journalists with "A" "N" and "W" in their initials
  • "people like A.N. Wilson"
  • "A.N. Wilson and his ilk"
  • "A.N. Wilson, Harold Shipman and Robert Mugabe"
…?
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posted by (anonymous) at 03:52pm on 12/11/2009
Really. You have to libel a specific, identifiable (not necessarily named) individual or individuals (who can then sue you).

If you make it plain who you are talking about but then claim in court that you never specifically used their name, just their initials, the judge will rightly give you short shrift.

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