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Defamation, sometimes called "defamation of character", is spoken or written words that negatively reflect on a living person's reputation.
If a person or the news media says or writes something about you that is understood to lower your reputation, or that keeps people from associating with you, defamation has occurred. Slander and libel are two forms of defamation.
WHAT IS "SLANDER"?
Slander is a spoken defamation.
WHAT IS "LIBEL"?
Libel is a written defamation. Generally, radio and television broadcasts that are defamatory are considered to be libel, rather than slander.
CAN I SUE SOMEONE WHO SAYS OR WRITES SOMETHING DEFAMATORY ABOUT ME?
 In order to prove defamation, you have to be able to prove what was said or written about you . You may bring an defamatory action if the comments effect your reputation in the community or cast aspersions on you.!
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 ARE LAWS REGARDING DEFAMATION APPLICABLE TO E-MAIL AND OTHER ON-LINE ACTIVITIES?
Absolutely! If a person commits libel ( unprivileged publication or assertion of a fact, which exposes any person to hatred, contempt, ridicule, or which causes him/her to be shunned or avoided, or which has a tendency to injure him/her in his/her trade or occupation) against you through e-mail or other on-line activities, the publisher, and any re-publisher, of the offensive statement can be held accountable for damages. For the defenses against libel, see our section on Libel .
Passing information about can get you into trouble, whether you try to profit from it or not. Because if the victim is harmed by your action, you can be held liable for his or her losses. Stock manipulation schemes are no more legal on the Internet than they were in the mail or over the telephone.
If you think you've been defrauded by information passed on by a computer channel, defamed, or worry about whether you can make an aggressive advertising claim, it might be worth talking to a lawyer.
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