Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 1-29-101 (2026)

Radio and television stations; liability

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The owner, licensee or operator of a visual or sound
broadcasting station or network of stations, and the agents or
employees of the owner, licensee or operator are not liable for
damages for any defamatory statement published or uttered in a
visual or sound broadcast by one other than the owner, licensee,
or operator, or agent or employee thereof, unless the
complaining party proves that the owner, licensee, operator,
agent or employee failed to exercise due care to prevent the
publication or utterance of such statement in the broadcast.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1996–2013 · leading case: Byron D. Neely, Individually, & Byron D. Neely, M.D., P.A. v. Nanci Wilson, CBS Stations Grp. of Texas, L.P., D/B/A Keye-Tv & Viacom, Inc., 418 S.W.3d 52 (Tex. 2013).

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Byron D. Neely, Individually, & Byron D. Neely, M.D., P.A. v. Nanci Wilson, CBS Stations Grp. of Texas, L.P., D/B/A Keye-Tv & Viacom, Inc., 418 S.W.3d 52 (Tex. 2013). “01-49; Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-29-101 . . The Defamation Mitigation Act only affects publications published after its effective date and does not apply to this proceeding.”

Merco Jt. Venture v. Kaufman, 923 F. Supp. 924 (W.D. Tex. 1996). “052; Wyo. Stat. § 1-29-101. Nevertheless, this Court is convinced that the proper application of section 73.”

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