comity

attitudinal difficulty, 100

attorney fees, 186–187

Bachchan v. India Abroad Publications, 197–199

Brussels Convention, 184

California law, 183

choice of forum, 266–268

common law exception, 182

comparable protections standardcomparable protections standard, 205, 205, 207–208

connection of free speech theory and doctrinal law, 226

copyright law, 205

criticism of US decisions, 225

defamation law, 188

federal tax issues, 187

free speech theory, 99

general principles, 181, 188

granted pre-1964, 188

impact of Desai, 196–197, 205–206

impact of Reynolds, 180

involvement of First Amendment, 181

New York Libel Tourism Law, 247–251

nexus to American interests, 181

no federal law, 183

norm, 184

opportunity for, 257

public policy exception, 185–188

rejected after New York Times case, 197–206

routinely granted, 184

same goal, different means, 226–227

similarity or comparability of laws, 181

comity (continued)

statutory public policy exception, 182

Telnikoff v. Matusevitch, 199–204

unity of goals, 99

US Speech Act, 251–262, 297–298

common law

defamation, 189

reputation, 270

similarity of US and English law pre-1964, 188

comparability of Reynolds and New York Times (First Amendment) privileges

damages and costs, 223, 225

costs more of an issue than damages, 225

not a barrier to comity, 224

Sarl Louis Feraud v. Viewfinder, 224

fault of publisher, 208–221

actual malice and reasonable journalism, 211–216

burdens of proof, 216–221

opposite sides of same coin, 216

protected publications, 209–211

presumption of falsity, 221–223

central point of departure, 222

largely irrelevant under Reynolds, 222

not altered by Reynolds, 222