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1. Under the statute of limitation libel rules, the date of publication (when the time limit begins) for a newspaper
is
2. A difference between absolute and qualified privilege is
3. Courts have generally agreed that the publisher of a libel on the Internet
4. In defending a lawsuit based on statements of opinion, a defendant may win the case
5. Which of the following would not be covered by the defense of qualified privilege?
6. The criteria in the Ollman test for libelous opinion includes
7. The libel defense of neutral reportage
8. Most criminal libel prosecutions
9. Defenses against libel actions, in addition to qualified privilege and the opinion defenses, include
10. Courts can usually assess four kinds of damages in a libel suit. These include
11. How does the Ollman test differ from the Milkovich test as a means of distinguishing fact from opinion?
12. Right of reply and consent are regarded as secondary libel defenses. What does this mean?
13. A libelous comment may be answered with a libelous comment under the defense of right of reply.
14. Comments made during a civil court proceeding are not protected by the defense of qualified privilege.
15. The statute of limitations for libelous matter on the Internet begins the day the matter is first accessed by a
user.
16. The statute of limitations in most states is three years.
18. The Supreme Court has barred the award of punitive damages in libel suits.
19. Special damages are no longer allowed because of First Amendment concerns.
20. If a plaintiff has consented to the publication of a defamatory statement, he or she cannot later sue for
damages because of that publication.
21. Most courts have ruled that the typical reader or listener or viewer can't distinguish between factual
assertions and opinion statements.
22. News stories based on inaccurate government reports will normally be protected by the defense of qualified
privilege.
