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IrishLiberal Posted: Fri, Nov 6 2009 10:34 AM

Does defamation constitute a violation of negative rights?

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nirgrahamUK replied on Fri, Nov 6 2009 10:43 AM

why would it?

 

Where there is no property there is no justice; a proposition as certain as any demonstration in Euclid

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Daniel replied on Fri, Nov 6 2009 3:28 PM

If it is manifested as fraud, then I suppose yes.

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Conza88 replied on Fri, Nov 6 2009 7:27 PM

You do not own your reputation, so no.

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