Colorado Librarian Jeffrey Beall Slapped With Canadian Libel Claim

February 15, 2013 - 12:29pm — StephenK

Colleen Flaherty reports at Inside Higher Ed that the Canadian Centre for Science and Education has hit Beall with a libel claim over his Beall’s List of Predatory Publishers 2013. This follows the recently recognized case of Dale Askey reported on by Library Journal, The Hamilton Spectator, Macleans, and Inside Higher Ed.

Comments

February 18, 2013 - 12:47pm — Anonymous

It's only libel if it's not true.

February 18, 2013 - 12:49pm — StephenK

In US cases, the plaintiff has to show that it isn't true.

In Canadian and British cases, the defendant has to prove the truthfulness.