45-2-7 - Limitations and restrictions -- Immune from liability -- Due care.
45-2-7. Limitations and restrictions -- Immune from liability -- Due care.
Except as provided in Section 45-2-1.5, nothing in this act contained shall be construed torelieve any person broadcasting over a radio or television station from liability under the law oflibel, slander, or defamation. Nor shall anything else in this act be construed to relieve any person,firm, or corporation owning or operating a radio or television broadcasting station or networkfrom liability under the law of libel, slander, or defamation on account of any broadcast preparedor made by any such person, firm, or corporation or by any officer or employee thereof in thecourse of his employment. In no event, however, shall any such person, firm, or corporation beliable for any damages for any defamatory statement or act published or uttered in or as a part ofa visual or sound broadcast unless it shall be alleged and proved by the complaining party thatsuch person, firm, or corporation has failed to exercise due care to prevent the publication orutterance of such statement or act in such broadcast. Bona fide compliance with any federal lawor the regulation of any federal regulatory agency shall be deemed to constitute such due care ashereinabove mentioned.
Amended by Chapter 134, 1975 General Session