Nice diatribe FreeFromStyle, but defamation law is about injury...

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    Nice diatribe FreeFromStyle, but defamation law is about injury to reputation: it must clearly refer to the plaintiff (you). You are anonymous so you don't have a reputation to be harmed. Doh

    Despite that, if you were successful making a case, and you found a legal practitioner willing to take your money, the persons you are threatening could conceivably use as a defence:

    1/ Truth - insofar as you you did post the material described. Easily proven, a legitimate defence and an important element of defamation law. Hot Copper moderated it repeatedly as it did not meet community standards.

    2/ Honest opinion. Another equally important element of defamation law. The person/s who you chose to 'sue' by seeking to prove that despite being an anonymous poster in Hot Copper your reputation was injured would be at liberty to defend themselves by saying that the material you posted was as described, in their honest opinion.

    I think you have used ChatGPT to issue a 'concerns notice' to Hot Copper as the publisher of the material which you claim injured your reputation. Another important element of defamation law and bravo for doing so. But you must also attach a copy of the material you allege to be defamatory. You failed to do that.

    I don't think you would have any chance of success FFS, and IMO ChatGPT has a lot to answer for. Just as much as those who use it as a knowledge source for investment thesis. And legal advice. Fail
 
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