Long story short i am 20 years old, i have a girlfriend of a few months and i cheated on her by sleeping with someone else, now a friend (or so i thought) who liked or likes the girl that i cheated with has posted a blog on Myspace.com that gave detail to what happened and who with including my name and the other partys' nameof which he had no attatchment beyond friendship. And i have now found out that he has been telling people at his place of work (also where one of my family members work) about everything, and trying to tell them to tell my girlfriend, Altho she already knows. I would like to know how much you would charge to sen! d a letter to him demanding that he take down the blog and stop slandering me, or he will be taken to court on charges of (to what i know of law) Slander and/or invasion of privacy.Thank You.
2007-06-27 09:11:13 · 15 answers · asked by createdbydefault 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
You have no grounds for a claim, oh to be young and have so much drama. An attorney would charge you a minimum of $250.00 to write a letter.
2007-06-27 09:19:21 · answer #1 · answered by Lori B 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sorry, slander only applies to someone telling something about you that is not true. Invasion of privacy does not fall under domestic situations. Even most big celebrities lose those cases.
A blog or my space is simply the person who has it's ideas and opinions - not everyone has to agree with the ideas or opinions but you can't sue him over it.
Just move on and learn by your mistakes. Also, if you can't be monogamous in a relationship then maybe you should opt for staying single until you can make that commitment. Would make life a little easier for you, it seems.
2007-06-27 09:19:32 · answer #2 · answered by phxmilitarymom 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You have no case here. This person, your "friend" has only posted information which is truthful and which you told him. There is no slander here. The definition of slander is very specific: A party must say things that they know are untrue with the intent to cause damage to your credibility. While he may intend to damage your credibility, he is not telling anything that is a blatant lie; therefore, you are NOT being slandered. You have no case for invasion of privacy if you told this friend about your relationship with this other girl.
Basically, get a life and get new friends.
2007-06-27 09:19:29 · answer #3 · answered by msi_cord 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I believe Indiana's highest court declared that information written on someones myspace page is protected by the first amendment. This does not mean, however, that every other state feels the same.
I think you should just forget about it because you can't actually prove that you incurred damages, or were injured, as a result of your "friends" blog. You stated that your girlfriend already knew about it. So..... where's the harm?
Also, if your "friend" can show that the information he wrote about you is true, then you have no leg to stand on because truth isn't slander.
Honestly, I suggest you just forget about your friends blog. At the end of the day, does it really matter?
2007-06-27 09:18:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
You don't need a lawyer. You need a brain, and not the one in your pants. You send a letter demanding that he take down the blog or you'll take him to court. Nothing happened or will happen - people will laugh at you and forget about it. Nobody cares who you shtupped. It's not slander; it would be libel and you'd have to prove he damaged you, which you can't. You can't be fired and it won't affect the rest of your life. Zip it up, apologize to your girlfriend, buy her outrageous gifts, and behave yourself. If this is the worst thing that ever happens to you, consider yourself lucky to learn such an early lesson.
2007-06-27 09:25:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
U could take him to civil court, even the judge shows on TV would take that scandal just make sure u save your proof make copies of those pages with your name and anything else u can get the more proof the better. It is called slander or defamation of character. Or u could just move on and not care what the rest of the world thinks, your REAL FRIENDS know the truth and are your friends no matter what.
2007-06-27 09:29:09 · answer #6 · answered by anjel092504 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
As others have said, it's not slander if it's true and it's called libel if it's published. I dont' think you have a case for either, but you might be able to make a case for harassment. Have you tried complaining to Myspace? If I were you I would just ignore him. If anyone else tells you he's been talking about you, just shake your head sadly and say some like, "That poor man, I hope he gets some help."
2007-06-27 09:26:29 · answer #7 · answered by Dee 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Payback is hell isn't it. you said yourself that you diddled the gurl, how is there any slander if it's the truth? I'm not a lwayer but I have to wander what you could legally file charges against him for. I'm sure a lot of celebrities would like to know that also. you got some azz, you are too old for these childish games, move on, lesson learned.
2007-06-27 09:25:16 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Use the phone book and plan on spending some money lawyers charge 3 to 4 hudred dollars per hour. Or post a blog about him and his gay lover and how he is trying to break you up with your gf because you wouldn't have gay sex with him.
2007-06-27 09:17:29 · answer #9 · answered by Big Deall 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If what he's saying is true it's not slander, and repeating what somebody told you - even if in confidence - isn't an invasion of privacy.
2007-06-27 09:16:53 · answer #10 · answered by House 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋