A form of publication which tends to cause one to lose the esteem of the community is defamation. This is injury to reputation. A person can be held liable for the defamation of another. In order to prove defamation, the plaintiff must prove:
- that a statement was made about the plaintiff's reputation, honesty or integrity that is not true;
- publication to a third party (i.e., another person hears or reads the statement); and
- the plaintiff suffers damages as a result of the statement.
Slander is a form of defamation that consists of making false oral statements about a person which would damage that person's reputation. If one spreads a rumor that his neighbor has been in jail and this is not true, the person making such false statements could be held liable for slander.
Defamation which occurs by written statements is known as libel. Libel also may result from a picture or visual representation. Truth is an absolute defense to slander or libel.
Some statements, while libelous or slanderous, are absolutely privileged in the sense that the statements can be made without fear of a lawsuit for slander. The best example is statements made in a court of law. An untrue statement made about a person in court which damages that person's reputation will generally not cause liability to the speaker as far as slander is concerned. However, if the statement is untrue, the person making it may be liable for criminal perjury.
If a communication is made in good faith on a subject in which the party communicating it has a legitimate right or interest in communicating it, this communication may be exempt from slander liability due to a qualified privileged.
The following form letter demands that someone cease making libelous or slanderous statements, or appropriate legal action will be taken.
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King was also an avid reader of EC horror comics, and in his memoir On Writing, he shared that from an early age, he was scared of many things, so one of the reasons he started writing horror stories was to drown that scariness of his mind.
Explore the genre of horror Its purpose is to unsettle, to elicit a strong emotional response from the reader through "safe scares". It's also perhaps the most misunderstood genre of all.
So when I started to write, I had a tendency to write in images because that was all I knew at the time." Regarding his interest in horror, he says "my childhood was pretty ordinary, except from a very early age, I wanted to be scared. I just did." He recalls showing his mother a story he copied out of a comic book.
King discusses Cujo in On Writing, referring to it as a novel he "barely remembers writing at all." King wrote the book during the height of his struggle with alcohol addiction. King goes on to say he likes the book and wishes he could remember enjoying the good parts as he put them on the page.
Best known for his horror novels, Stephen King (also using the pseudonym Richard Bachman, a more gruesome voice) writes in many genres: dark fantasy, science fiction, psychological suspense, and others.
King goes on to give several reasons why he believes that people enjoy horror films. He states that it's due to the films giving us the feeling of conquering a fear, making us feel better about our own situations, and providing us a healthy means by which to give in to our darker nature.
King goes on to give several reasons why he believes that people enjoy horror films. He states that it's due to the films giving us the feeling of conquering a fear, making us feel better about our own situations, and providing us a healthy means by which to give in to our darker nature.
Ing to King, writing is telepathy. Good writing allows the reader to see the same thing as the writer.
Such statements are called defamation of character. Libel: Libel is a defamation that is written, such as in a newspaper, magazine or on the internet. Slander: Slander is a defamation that is orally published, such as in a speech, over the airwaves, or in casual conversation.
False testimony is when a witness gives evidence that is not true. This can happen in court, in an affidavit, or in a deposition. It is also known as false evidence. For example, if a witness says they saw someone commit a crime, but they were not actually there, that would be false testimony.
