FOR3704
Assignment 1 Semester 1 2024
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Due Date: 03 APRIL 2024
Question 1
1.1 Maria is likely to invoke the legal concept of defamation in this case. Defamation refers
to the act of making false and harmful statements about an individual that damages their
reputation or character. Pungapunga's scathing review not only criticized Maria's book, but
also attacked her personal life by making false and defamatory statements about her. This
has caused harm to Maria's reputation and has deeply hurt her. To prove defamation, Maria
will need to show that Pungapunga made a false statement about her, that the statement
was communicated to a third party (in this case, the readers of the review), and that it
caused harm to her reputation. Given the widespread use of the internet and social media,
the communication of Pungapunga's defamatory statements to a large audience is likely to
be easily proven.
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