Comments on: Lessons from Potential Blogging Libel Suit in Canada http://lawiscool.com/2008/02/28/first-potential-blogging-libel-suit-in-canada/?nucrss=1 The law school blog and podcast from Canada Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: dailybayonet http://lawiscool.com/2008/02/28/first-potential-blogging-libel-suit-in-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-1006 dailybayonet Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:01:30 +0000 http://lawiscool.com/2008/02/28/first-potential-blogging-libel-suit-in-canada/#comment-1006 I'm just taking advantage of your open comments to ask if you might have any news on the blog that the complainants against Maclean's were going to start? If they wanted help with it, I know that Jay Currie has offered some. Also, many interested bloggers would help them publicize it. Thanks. <hr> LawIsCool: We are not privy to such information, and have not heard anything recently. We would suggest contacting the complainants themselves directly. I’m just taking advantage of your open comments to ask if you might have any news on the blog that the complainants against Maclean’s were going to start? If they wanted help with it, I know that Jay Currie has offered some. Also, many interested bloggers would help them publicize it. Thanks.

LawIsCool: We are not privy to such information, and have not heard anything recently. We would suggest contacting the complainants themselves directly.

]]> By: Romeo Montague http://lawiscool.com/2008/02/28/first-potential-blogging-libel-suit-in-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-1004 Romeo Montague Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:51:22 +0000 http://lawiscool.com/2008/02/28/first-potential-blogging-libel-suit-in-canada/#comment-1004 Okay, a successful libel suit establishes that one can still successfully bring a suit against someone for libel. I'm not aware than anyone has suggested that libel is no longer actionable. You've knocked a straw man flat on its butt! <hr> LawIsCool: Not a strawman; this is an educational site. We often explore issues that are not contested simply for the sake of learning. Okay, a successful libel suit establishes that one can still successfully bring a suit against someone for libel. I’m not aware than anyone has suggested that libel is no longer actionable. You’ve knocked a straw man flat on its butt!

LawIsCool: Not a strawman; this is an educational site. We often explore issues that are not contested simply for the sake of learning.

]]> By: Progressive Bloggers http://lawiscool.com/2008/02/28/first-potential-blogging-libel-suit-in-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-1003 Progressive Bloggers Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:15:31 +0000 http://lawiscool.com/2008/02/28/first-potential-blogging-libel-suit-in-canada/#comment-1003 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] [...] Permalink / From Woman At Mile 0 / Feb 28, 02:45 EST / Related 3 votes First Potential Blogging Libel Suit in Canada Mark Evans, a former journalist for the National Post and technology blogger, reports on a new [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> [...] [...] Permalink / From Woman At Mile 0 / Feb 28, 02:45 EST / Related 3 votes First Potential Blogging Libel Suit in Canada Mark Evans, a former journalist for the National Post and technology blogger, reports on a new [...]

]]> By: Robert McClelland http://lawiscool.com/2008/02/28/first-potential-blogging-libel-suit-in-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-1002 Robert McClelland Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:10:11 +0000 http://lawiscool.com/2008/02/28/first-potential-blogging-libel-suit-in-canada/#comment-1002 This is really old news. In fact, I believe the suit was settled. <hr> LawIsCool: Thanks, and the post has been updated to reflect that. A reader sent this in to us so we posted it and added the relevant s.1 aspects. This is really old news. In fact, I believe the suit was settled.

LawIsCool: Thanks, and the post has been updated to reflect that. A reader sent this in to us so we posted it and added the relevant s.1 aspects.

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