Legal Question in Intellectual Property in California

A blog on the internet (website) posted very negative, false information that I would like removed. I emailed the website, besides email the website owner and domain registrant do I have any other options ? If not, do I have to issue a demand letter? The website reads at the bottom "this website may contain false information" but the overall view of the website is a serious one.


Asked on 12/07/13, 2:25 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys

Bryan Whipple Bryan R. R. Whipple, Attorney at Law

Choosing an appropriate course of action may depend upon, in addition to the factors you mention ("very negative, false"), (a) the likely number of others who have looked at the website and seen the information, (b) whether you can establish and prove any financial consequences, and (c) whether the "information" is defamatory "per se". For a definition of per se defamation, your best bet is to look it up on Wikipedia or other on-line sources. If warranted, threatening or actually bringing a lawsuit is a possibility.

Here is another Web site that may be helpful in understanding what slander, libel and defamation amount to, and in understanding some special problems in bringing legal actions against Web site operators and users who may be in far-away jurisdictions with different laws and can be hard to bring suit against:

https://www.eff.org/issues/bloggers/legal/liability/defamation

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Answered on 12/07/13, 3:15 pm
Rob Reed Law Office of Robert A. Reed

A letter from an attorneys office may be helpful. if you would like a free initial consult, call me at 8187837998

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Answered on 12/07/13, 5:06 pm


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