I once attended a talk by the photographer Robert Klein (having recognized his
name from Roland Barthes "Camera Lucida") in Toronto (late 1980's) and I recall
him saying something to the effect that: "In America, they sue the person for a
million dollars; in Europe, they just call the person an asshole and move on."
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Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 06:35:44 -0700
From: Garth Wood <garth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [OM] Re: (OT) "truth is an absolute defense."
John Morton wrote:
> Nor here (Canada). For instance, civil damages may well be due if
libelous or slanderous statements are made with the intent of (for
instance) causing a person to lose their job... with one example that
particularly sticks in mind, due to the timbre of its phrasing: "the
attribution of a loathsome disease".
Although, as I learned from my stint in a Canadian law school, truth
can
mitigate the punishment, which is why you sometimes hear that a
plaintiff won their slander/libel case and was awarded damages of
$1.00.
Sometimes, it's just better to let someone libel you.
Garth
John Morton
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