ana vldvI am writing a book on the environmental impacts of AI supply chains, and I am uncovering disturbing stories about companies destroying not only the environment but also thousands of people's lives. Do you have any advice regarding libel in the UK? I am concerned that companies could sue me for defamation, so any guidance would be welcome.
Tom Stafford@ana_valdi a) telling the truth is defence against defamation but b) if I was in your position I would want to speedrun a law for journalists course, or recruit a journo to advise!
Grant
viq@ana_valdi isn't it libel only when it isn't true, and "here are the proofs of everything I've written about"? Though that doesn't stop a lawsuit from happening...
Markus Gerstel@ana_valdi Can't help you with your question unfortunately - but have you seen Benn Jordan's data centre noise video? https://youtube.com/watch?v=_bP80DEAbuo
Datacenters Behaving Like Acoustic Weapons
robloblaw@ana_valdi
I would contact the EFF.
I would contact the EFF.
LIΞBΔCH@ana_valdi Maybe @neil can point in the right direction?
Neil BrownI am not a libel specialist.
However, my general sense is that, whatever the legal rights and wrongs, a rich and sufficiently motivated company (or person) could make things very difficult and expensive indeed, even if they ultimately lose in court.
Grant_H@ana_valdi you want to read up on the SLAPP case against Carole Cadwalladr.
Peter Brett@ana_valdi Tagging @neil, who may be able to point you in the right direction
Forbearance@ana_valdi All I know about libel in the UK is that it's routinely used to suppress information inconvenient to the powerful.
But if you're writing and publishing a book, you have a publisher and an editor, and knowing about libel in the UK is their job, right? Unless the publisher is also you.