Last week, my blog post was suppressed, which is not unusual. I poke the AI bear like a short-sighted proctologist from time to time. The ripples from that-- an examination of the enduring brilliance of a British essayist--were minimal.
Angela Hoy blogged this week about terminal AI errors for authors who self-published on Amazon, and who were cancelled and lost their earned-to-date royalties on ebook sales for no reason and with no recourse (because their complaints went to a bot).
I should not have repined, if it had not seemed relevant as an introduction to an important post about the risks of sharing someone else's gossip, from the law firm Venable LLP, which firm I have not cited for some time.
Legal bloggers Lee S. Brenner. Darya Kaboli Nejat, Sam Poursafar, and summer associate Paul S. Bernstein share excellent warnings and advice about second hand defamation in the highly digestible form of Q and A.
Informed by a decision in the case of Holzgraf v Lozier (brought in central Illinois), they conclude:
"The main point is that you do not need to be the original source of the rumor to be held responsible for its impact."
One can be liable for defamation if one tells another person in confidence, but should have foreseen that that other person would not keep a juicy story secret.
All the best,
Rowena Cherry
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