Major issues for discussion (Does this effect anything):
- Defamation – harm done to a person’s reputation, and slander (spoken) versus libel (written)
- Whether a statement is seen or heard by a third party or parties
- Whether the identity of the target is clear
- Anonymity – does it make the perpetrator more or less responsible?
- Harassment – what does it involve?
- Duty to provide a safe work or study environment – what roles do schools and teachers play?
- Right to freedom of expression – what limits should be placed on it?
- Right to security of person – should people be protected from written or verbal attacks?
- Defences and confounding factors – what makes a possibly libellous statement okay?
- Truth – when the statement is accurate
- Fair comment - a legitimate journalistic intent
- “The reasonable person” - how offensive does something have to be before it becomes libellous?
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