J. William Fulbright

When public men indulge themselves in abuse, when they deny others a fair trial, when they resort to innuendo and insinuation, to libel, scandal, and suspicion, then our democratic society is outraged, and democracy is baffled.

American Politician

Ilka Chase

Wart hogs should sue for libel. It is a terrible name and they are fine fellows and devoted family men and it is rare to see one by himself; the little woman and the kiddies are usually close at hand.

American Actress

Floyd Abrams

No other country in the world gives protection like that, but it is not absolute protection. People sometimes meet that high burden and win libel suits, and in those cases I think they ought to win.

American Lawyer

Dominic Grieve

There is a certain belief that so long as something is published in cyberspace there is no need to respect the laws of contempt or libel. This is mistaken.

British Politician

Faith Salie

A leader who cobbles together his self-esteem by attempting to silence or libel his critics and by amplifying his echo chamber is a dangerous one indeed.

American Journalist

Andrew Shaffer

With traditional publishing, books might be pulled due to plagiarism or libel - but rarely for content, and especially not without a widespread outcry.

American Author

Albert Einstein

Too many of us look upon Americans as dollar chasers. This is a cruel libel, even if it is reiterated thoughtlessly by the Americans themselves.

German Physicist

Rupert Murdoch

It's a libel to say that I use my newspapers to support my other business interests. The fact is, I haven't got any other business interests.

American Publisher

Uri Geller

I've stopped caring about skeptics, but if they libel or defame me they will end up in court.

Israeli Entertainer

Simon Singh

Libel law was developed to protect the reputations of individuals, not corporations.

British Author

Libel involves written or published statements, unlike slander, which is spoken.

Written Form

For a statement to be libel, it must be shared publicly and harm someone's reputation.

Public Harm

If a statement is true, it cannot be libel, even if it harms someone's reputation.

Truthful Defense

To libel someone often suggests there was an intention to harm the person's reputation.

Harm Intention

Most countries have laws to protect individuals from being libeled.

Protective Laws

Publishing a retraction can mitigate the effects of having libeled someone.

Retractions Help

 and they've just got funding to make it an international modern media project, and this is taking all of the best laws around the world about freedom of expression, protection of whistleblowers, protection from libel, source protection, and trying to make Iceland a publishing haven. It's a place where your data can be free, so when we think

Heather Brooke: My...

 and bring up libel laws and stuff like that to people that write like that about us but I could spend the money that I earned last year on fighting the Vanity Fair piece you know and they'd end up winning because I have more money