[WikiEN-l] Re: Proposed policy on biographies: input sought

Wed Dec 21 19:24:16 UTC 2005

Steve Bennett wrote:

>Ah, good example - I tried to think of counterexamples, but didn't think
>of that one. Is it possible to slander a product?  
>
Like a McDonald's hamburger? :-)

>Hmm...perhaps also if
>you had a page claiming Elvis Presley to be gay or something you would
>have his estate on your back claiming you were depriving them of
>livelihood by denigrating his name. Or something.
>
IIRC dead people are unable to maintain an action for defamation.

Ec