How to Avoid Legal Pitfalls for Writers and Authors

Part 1: Defamation — slander — libel

Sylvia Dziuba
The Writing Cooperative
6 min readJun 28, 2022

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The recent Depp v Herd case is a good example that demonstrates defamation law is often on the side of the plaintiff and the damages can get VERY expensive.

Although defamation might not be the first thing that comes to mind when you’re writing a book, according to Griffith University Media…

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