Michigan § 484.331 - Actions for damages against owners, operators or licensees of radio broadcasting stations for defamatory statements.
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§ 484.331. Actions for damages against owners, operators or licensees of radio broadcasting stations for defamatory statements.
The owner, licensee or operator of a visual or sound radio broadcasting station or network of stations, and the agents or employees of any such owner, licensee or operator, shall not be liable for any damages for any defamatory statement published or uttered in or as a part of a visual or sound radio broadcast, by one other than such owner, licensee or operator, or agent or employee thereof, unless it shall be alleged and proved by the complaining party that such owner, licensee, operator or such agent or employee has failed to exercise due care to prevent the publication or utterance of such statement in such broadcast.
Source: official Michigan text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Michigan Compiled Laws § 484.331 cover?
Section 484.331 ("Actions for damages against owners, operators or licensees of radio broadcasting stations for defamatory statements.") is part of the Michigan Compiled Laws, the codified statutory law of Michigan. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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