Reply to post: Re: What's the constitution got to do with anything?

Dude who claimed he invented email is told by judge: It's safe to say you didn't invent email

Fred Goldstein

Re: What's the constitution got to do with anything?

Nobody wrote false and damaging stuff about Shiva. True and damaging, sure, but under American law (thanks to the First Amendment, which brought about this distinction from British law, which we inherited), truth is an absolute defense against libel.

Leon Uris wrote the novel QB VII about a libel case in England brought by an exposed Nazi. Spoiler: The court found for the Nazi, because the true statements harmed him, and awarded him damages of one whole pound.

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