Defamation & Slander of Character Attorney | Can A Domain Name Support a Claim?

Domain Name Defamation of Character?  A recent 'celebrity cybersquatting' controversy over Glenn Beck filing a Complaint under the UDRP with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) seeking transfer of the domain www.GlennBeckRapedandMurderedAyoungGirlIn1990.com has stirred passion among many internet law attorneys.  The web site, designed as a parody of Glenn Beck's entertainment style of asking rhetorical questions as accusations without having to investigate the truth of the matter, does has First Amendment protection.  The question is whether the anonymous owner of the web site, has stretched his right to freedom of speech too far.  Are the web site and domain name online defamation or slander? Can a domain name itself be defamatory? The tension between freedom of speech and defamation is considered here with more articles on defamation below.

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Before you decide to sue for defamation, libel, or slander, contact on of our qualified defamation attorneys.  Our internet defamation attorneys can help you pursue libel or slander on the internet which attacks your personal name, business name or your brands.