History. Ga. L. 1949, p. 1137, §§ 1-3.
Law reviews.
For note discussing possible tort consequences of invasions of privacy by television, see 3 Mercer L. Rev. 327 (1952).
For comment on American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres, Inc. v. Simpson, 106 Ga. App. 230 , 126 S.E.2d 873 (1962), see 25 Ga. B. J. 310 (1963).
For note on defamation in radio and television, see 15 Mercer L. Rev. 450 (1964).
For comment, “Room for Error Online: Revising Georgia’s Retraction Statute to Accommodate the Rise of Internet Media,” see 28 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 923 (2012).
Structure Georgia Code
§ 51-5-1. Libel Defined; Publication Prerequisite to Recovery
§ 51-5-2. Newspaper Libel Defined; Publication Prerequisite to Recovery
§ 51-5-3. What Constitutes Publication of Libel
§ 51-5-4. Slander Defined; When Special Damage Required; When Damage Inferred
§ 51-5-5. Inference of Malice; Rebuttal Thereof; Effect of Rebuttal
§ 51-5-6. Truth as Justification
§ 51-5-7. Privileged Communications
§ 51-5-8. Absolute Privilege of Allegations in Pleadings
§ 51-5-9. Right of Action for Malicious Use of Privilege
§ 51-5-10. Liability for Defamatory Statements in Visual or Sound Broadcast; Damages