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Craigslist Rant Prompts Criminal Libel ChargesABA Journal Daily News

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A Colorado man who reportedly bashed his ex-girlfriend and her lawyer on Craigslist now has the unusual distinction of being charged with criminal libel. The rarely used charges stem from posts that J.P. Weichel is alleged to have authored on the popular site's "rants and raves" section last December, ABC News reports. According to the broadcaster, Colorado's criminal libel law bars statements "tending to blacken the memory of one who is dead" or that "impeach the honesty, integrity, virtue, or reputation or expose the natural defects of one who is alive." At least 16 states have similar laws. But they?

Full post as published by IP Law Daily on December 02, 2008 (boomark / email).

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