sonovebitch@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 3 months agoHow does South Park get away with trashing identifiable people? Are they sued often?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up1232
arrow-up1226imageHow does South Park get away with trashing identifiable people? Are they sued often?lemmy.worldsonovebitch@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square38fedilink
minus-squareFartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up117·edit-23 months agoParody is protected under US law. People can (and do) sue, but they lose every time because it’s easy for their well resourced corporate legal team to prove the show is parody and thus, protected free speech.
minus-squarecrypticthree@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up64·edit-23 months agoAlso public figures have to prove “actual malice” in a defamation or libel case. Actual malice is an incredibly hard thing to prove.
Parody is protected under US law.
People can (and do) sue, but they lose every time because it’s easy for their well resourced corporate legal team to prove the show is parody and thus, protected free speech.
Also public figures have to prove “actual malice” in a defamation or libel case. Actual malice is an incredibly hard thing to prove.