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Communications & Media

From defamation to privacy law, eHow's legal experts explain the nuts and bolts of laws affecting communications and the media. Learn what qualifies as libel and slander and how to avoid it, as well as what to do if you feel you've been a victim. Get tips for maintaining your autonomy under privacy laws, including your medical information, credit history and family records. eHow also covers established internet laws involving gambling, audio files and spyware.

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  • How to Use a Cease and Desist Letter to Stop Slander and Libel

    A cease and desist letter is a written order to an individual or company to stop doing an action(s). Slander and Libel are both forms of defamation where a party spread lies verbal or written...

  • How to Sue for Defamation, Slander, and Libel

    Defamation is the use of damaging lies against you in the spoken form of slander or in the written form of libel. This is a challenging, complex, and specialized area of law. There's a balance...

  • How to Sue for Slander

    Slander is a form of defamation, which is the act of making a claim against another individual (or in some cases, a business) that are both harmful and incorrect, but presented as factual. A...

  • How to Stop Slander

    Internet slander can be tough to handle; in most cases, the only information you have about the person is the username they are making the slanderous statements under. The good news is, with the...

  • How Does Libel Differ From Slander?

    In U.S. law, both libel and slander are forms of defamation. Defamation is the act of one or more parties making a false claim that can or has already caused apparent injury to another party. The...

  • How to Deal with a Defamation of Character

    Acts of slander resulting in defamation of character are common allegations among divorced or separated couples and ex-business partners. In fact, people in general who need to do something to...

  • How to Avoid a Defamation of Character Claim

    Defamation of character describes derogatory statements that result in damage to someone's reputation or subject them to contempt or ridicule. While it's not easy to prove defamation of character,...

  • How to Prove Slander

    Slander is spoken defamation, an expression of printed words and statements that damage a person's community standing and integrity by attacking the individual's character or professional...

  • How to Prove Libel

    Libel is printed or, in some states, broadcast defamation--an expression of printed words and statements that damage a person's community standing and integrity by attacking the individual's...

  • How to Protect Yourself Against Libel

    The best way to protect yourself against a libel action is to fully understand what libel is and to insure that any written or recorded (voice or image) statements that you make do not fall into...

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