Download This PaperProtecting Defamatory Fiction and Reader-Response Theory with Emphasis on the German Experience
34 Pages Posted: 6 Oct 2008
Date Written: 1992
Abstract
Examines the litigation in Germany surrounding the publication of Klaus Mann's novel Mephisto. Analyzes the concepts of libel and defamation in fictional works and concludes that neither injunctive relief nor damages is appropriate because of the limited risk of injury and the potential for adverse impact on creative expression.
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Ordower, Henry, Protecting Defamatory Fiction and Reader-Response Theory with Emphasis on the German Experience (1992). Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law, Vol. 22, No. 2, 1992, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1277323
Henry Ordower (Contact Author)
Saint Louis University - School of Law ( email )
100 N. Tucker Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63101
United States
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