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messick on May 22, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: The New York Times Told Me To Take This Down

It's harder in the US than many European companies, because it's not slander/libel if the information is true. However, if the information is false, than the Times could have a case.

MertsA on May 22, 2013 [–]

Only if the defendant knew it was false when they wrote it. It's not too easy to prove that in a lot of cases.

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