UC Law SF Communications and Entertainment Journal
Abstract
This Article was selected from Volume 13, Number 2 of the Hastings Communications and Entertainment Law Journal. In light of President Donald Trump’s threats to change the current libel law, this Article was selected to address topics including Jerry Falwell’s unsuccessful suit against Hustler magazine, the public figure/private person distinction, commercial appropriation for name and likeness, and the opinion/fact distinction. The Article concludes that courts show more sensitivity to commercial than personal injury and fail to appreciate that satire can damage reputation by raising suspicions that statements are based on facts that are merely stretched.
Recommended Citation
Sandra Davidson Scott,
From Satirical to Satyrical: When Is a Joke Actionable?,
40 UC Law SF Comm. & Ent. L.J. 1
(2018).
Available at: https://repository.uclawsf.edu/hastings_comm_ent_law_journal/vol40/iss1/1
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