Online Defamation expert witness: An Online Defamation expert witness provides technical analysis in order to provide an opinion concerning online dissemination (i.e., the act of spreading information or content but generally referring back to the originally posted content) or online distribution (i.e., the act of sharing information or content to other websites) of a defamatory statement (i.e., the act of making untrue statements about another which damages his/her reputation. If the defamatory statement is printed or broadcast over the media, it is libel.[1]).
Typical issues an online defamation expert witness might analyze include how many website the defamatory statement was distributed to, how many website was the defamatory statement disseminated to, and how many potential viewers saw the defamatory statement, among other aspects.
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Bernard J. Jansen, Jim Jansen, Jansen Expert Witnessing (current as of 2024)
Typical issues an online defamation expert witness might analyze include how many website the defamatory statement was distributed to, how many website was the defamatory statement disseminated to, and how many potential viewers saw the defamatory statement, among other aspects.
1. http://dictionary.law.com/Default.aspx?selected=458
Bernard J. Jansen, Jim Jansen, Jansen Expert Witnessing (current as of 2024)