Florida Statute 770.04 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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Title XLV
TORTS

Chapter 770
DEFAMATION

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F.S. 770.04

770.04 Civil liability of radio or television broadcasting stations; care to prevent publication or utterance required.—The owner, licensee, or operator of a radio or television broadcasting station, 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 radio or television broadcast, by one other than such owner, licensee or operator, or general agent or employees thereof, unless it shall be alleged and proved by the complaining party, that such owner, licensee, operator, general agent or employee, has failed to exercise due care to prevent the publication or utterance of such statement in such broadcasts, provided, however, the exercise of due care shall be construed to include the bona fide compliance with any federal law or the regulation of any federal regulatory agency.

History.—s. 1, ch. 23802, 1947; s. 1, ch. 25278, 1949.

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Thomas v. Jacksonville Television, Inc.

699 So. 2d 800, 1997 WL 589108

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 25, 1997 | Docket: 2548412

Cited 19 times | Published

Independent Newspapers, 450 So.2d at 294-295. Section 770.04, Florida Statutes, this state's provision dealing

Davies v. Bossert

449 So. 2d 418, 10 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 1838

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 8, 1984 | Docket: 1325200

Cited 14 times | Published

and not just to radio broadcasting stations. Section 770.04 refers specifically to the civil liability

Comins v. Vanvoorhis

135 So. 3d 545, 42 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 2021, 2014 WL 1393081, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 5318

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 11, 2014 | Docket: 60239696

Cited 4 times | Published

and not just to radio broadcasting stations. Section 770.04 refers specifically to the civil liability