by Kevin Lawrie. Organizations and individuals are frequently re-learning that posting something on social media ensures the near-permanent existence of that material. A tweet that is posted six months ago can be easily found by an intrepid researcher. A picture that is posted to Facebook never really goes away. These reasons underscore why we need [...]
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Defamation Update – Grant v. Torstar Corp
The Supreme Court decision in Grant v. Torstar Corp gives insight into the ongoing legal tussle between freedom of expression vs. protection of reputation afforded by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Until now the balance had tilted in favour of protection of reputation, and against the media making assumptions and expressing opinions about [...]
Defamation Part II – You Can’t Say That!!
In the last edition of Coaches Report, we wrote about defamation (Part I); that is, comments or statements that tarnish or destroy a person’s reputation in the minds of others. We identified the three elements that make a communication defamatory: A written or spoken communication must be made to a third person; The communication must [...]
Defamation Part I – You Can’t Say That!!
Defamation! The threat of libel and slander is being heard more often these days. We may think we know what defamation is and how far we can go in making comments about another person. But sometimes we step over the line of what is legally acceptable unwittingly or simply because we are caught up in [...]
