| 释义 |
publication
n. 1. (in the law of defamation) The communication of defamatory words to a person or persons other than the one defamed. In the English law of tort, publication to at least one other person must be proved. Communication between husband and wife does not amount to publication, but communication by the defendant to the spouse of the claimant is sufficient. Dictation of a defamatory statement to a secretary or typist is publication, but return of the document by the secretary to its author is not. Publication to persons other than the one defamed is not required in Scottish law or in criminal libel. 2. (in copyright law) The issuing of reproductions of a work or edition to the public. Protection under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 may depend on whether the work has been published. 3. See obscene publication. |