http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2009/09/watch-what-you-say.html The Law, the Universe, and Everything Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:44:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2009/09/watch-what-you-say.html/comment-page-1#comment-65547 Steve Lubet Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:17:56 +0000 http://www.concurringopinions.com/?p=20407#comment-65547 Forget the OED definition, the Urban Dictionary defines "bogus" as something unbelievable, not true, or the "opposite of excellent" or "Used in various situations to express mild to extreme displeasure." That would seem to have much more bearing on current defamation law, assuming that UK slang is similar. Thus, another problem with UK libel law is the absence of an innocent construction rule. Forget the OED definition, the Urban Dictionary defines “bogus” as something unbelievable, not true, or the “opposite of excellent” or “Used in various situations to express mild to extreme displeasure.” That would seem to have much more bearing on current defamation law, assuming that UK slang is similar. Thus, another problem with UK libel law is the absence of an innocent construction rule.

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