Internet Defamation?

Question

On the site last.fm, all band pages are public. Each band bio is like wikipedia and can be edited by any memeber.

My band's profile was edited maliciously calling the band "g*y" among other derogatory terms. This edit presented a false and damaging image of the band to the public.

We know who the editor was as the site saves the history of each edit (the evidence is there). I'm just wondering, could the band potentially bring a lawsuit against this person for slander?

Answer 1

The standard to prove defamation/slander is that damage has been done. This is evaluated in dollars or missed oppurtunity.

   I don't think that you would be successfull in a case such as this. The only evidence to prove your slander case is the use of the word "g*y". The word g*y has so many meanings that it hardly means anything and you would have to prove which meaning the person meant. ( g*y as in joyfull, homosexual, or lame?)