Georgia Code
Chapter 5 - Libel and Slander
§ 51-5-3. What Constitutes Publication of Libel

A libel is published as soon as it is communicated to any person other than the party libeled.
History. Orig. Code 1863, § 2918; Code 1868, § 2925; Code 1873, § 2976; Code 1882, § 2976; Civil Code 1895, § 3834; Civil Code 1910, § 4430; Code 1933, § 105-705.
Law reviews.
For comment on Walter v. Davidson, 214 Ga. 187 , 104 S.E.2d 113 (1958), holding that defamatory statements made by a member of faculty before a chaplain, another member of faculty, are privileged as a result of their relationship as colleagues, see 21 Ga. B. J. 239 (1958).
For comment on Arvey Corp. v. Peterson, 178 F. Supp. 132 (E.D. Pa. 1959), finding dictation of material to stenographer sufficient publication to support an action for libel, see 11 Mercer L. Rev. 381 (1960).
For comment on Rives v. Atlanta Newspaper, Inc., Case No. 40617, Ga. App., July 16, 1964, rehearing denied, July 30, 1964, see 1 Ga. St. B. J. 236 (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).

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