This is song #`1 of 2 songs I recently made, inspired by the recent Cardi B/Tasha K judgment. Song 1 tackles defamation as its approached under Pennsylvania law, whereas song 2 will address the changes in the law when its applied to public figures (e.g. celebrities, politicians, etc.).
Destination: Defamation
(Verse 1)
Our destination is defamation, I’m just explaining how Pennsylvania
Expects a plaintiff to set the table! Betta get you a pen and paper!
Now let’s say that your next door neighbor’s uneducated bout the ways of bathing!
Smells so bad, it can make you crazy, or make ya queasy!
Nice guy, but one night he stopped by after eight!
Smelling like ass and aftershave! See he had a date,
But he passed some gas, and she passed away! What a tragedy!
And he’s sad to see:
Tuxed out, with flowers, and, well you felt bad, you see!
And you’ve got some food, you both have to eat! So you ask if he,
Would join you! Gladly says he! Gee!
Within minutes, you get sick and dip and stumble to the bathroom!
That room is spinning! When it’s finished! It is, 10:00! “You’re kidding!” It’s two hours later! You come to, and now you’re laid up in the bed,
Old boy rubbing on ya head!
Dead emoji! Yes!
Next thing you start snapping, start tossing lamps and shit!
He’s all amped, yelling, “nothing happened.”
You grab a bat, and start swinging at him! Couple hits do ding his anatomy!
He runs out, you think now it’s done! But our story’s just begun!
As you hear from Danny, who lives right down the street, that this man With conviction said that he’s hitting that!
(Verse 2)
One nation, under the groove, but it’s state law that would cover this suit!
In PA that law’s found in 42, Pa. Consolidated Statutes 8341 to 45,
Basically would explain what are your rights!
If we’re talking slander or libel, or even an invasion of privacy!
But my friend, we’re skipping that, let’s just stick to slander and libel!
For kids who ask, if he’s spitting crap, then it’s slander, when it’s a lie, dude! Now libel, ain’t just written man, but recorded,
Television and radio, kid!
YouTube, IG, and Facebook look like libel to me!
Now unlike writing, a speech is more fleeting! Meaning, it’s temporary!
But if it’s written it’ll simply be more likely to be seen, so we perceive it to be more heavy.
Unlike a speech.
Let’s go to 8343! The plaintiff should meet his burden to plead:
Defamatory communication then publication, by defendant
To other people, and the statement pertains to plaintiff!
Other people would get the meaning, and understand it’s about the plaintiff!
Her reputation takes special harm we can measure y’all!
If defendant, say, is your boss, or et cetera (et cetera, et cetera),
He has privilege on you to talk! Which means ya lose,
Unless you prove he did abuse it! Certain rules say harm’s presumed
And you get cash, if we’re talking slander, several categories get damages, Automatically1! One example deals with unchastity!
Such as dude saying you’re loose, and I don’t mean stools… (maybe).
PA per restatement2 rules, say harm’s presumed in libel. (Maybe)
If defendant is reckless or if he’s negligent, then it all makes sense!
Dollars too! You have one year from the publication to file a suit!
Or you can’t say shit, per the statute of limitations!
JustMister, baby!
(Verse 3)
Now back to Danny, you ask him can he be sure
What he heard from dude, cuz could he could get sued!
God damn, you ain’t no one’s whore!
Then he replied, that he can’t deny, he heard the guy, oh it’s true!
As he told a group that yo sofa’s cute, and yo drapes are purple and blue! (“This muh…”) Sex he said he had, in ya bathroom! With you!
Now his smelly ass needs to get sued!
This is really slander, because dude didn’t write it down, he said it! Well There’s more to say in this court today, cuz for sure his statement’s Defamatory…Damage to your clean name, is well, self explanatory!
And a court would just say when he told his man the story…
That counts as publication bout the plaintiff.
They know just what he meant!
Mentioning ya drapes confirmed that he’d been
All up in ya place, so false the pretense!
Now your reputation’s harmed for sleeping
With bul! No need to show! Because his statements were all sexual!
Man he just said you’re unchaste, cuz he laid you up in your bathroom, They may think you’re a ho! Remember tho…
Those categories, that the court will automatically,
Grant you damages, for, when we’re talking slander. homie!
Similar to our example, homie, unchastity, did this bastard claim about you! They’ll hand ya money, no need to show you were harmed,
If slander we’ve proved. This much is true!
But I’d be remiss to not list defenses he’d claim. Like privilege,
Which we talked about, and so briefly none would pertain.
A defense of truth is absolute, when plaintiff says he’s defamed.
And if defendant can show opinion’s the only thing that he said!
Then he’s in the clear, but don’t you fear!
If you didn’t have sex, well, just cheer, up!
Nothing he says adds up, be prepared,
Because, you gon’ tear his ass up, I declare.
© 2021 Panther’s Way Productions
Notes
- This line refers to the concept of slander per se, which relieves a plaintiff of the burden of proving they’ve suffered special damages when the defamatory statement falls into one of a four categories. In addition to statements against one’s sexual chastity, the other categories include statements adversely reflecting on the plaintiff’s capabilities in business or trade; a statement that plaintiff is suffering from a loathsome disease; or statement that plaintiff has committed a crime involving moral turpitude. See, e.g., Agriss v. Roadway Exp., Inc., 334 Pa. Superior Ct. 295, 320-322 (Pa. Super. 1984)
- The Restatement (Second) of Torts, a treatise, not specific to any state/jurisdiction, that summarizes general legal principles, which many jurisdictions use as a basis upon which to apply their own laws.
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