Is publication by statutory presumption when the words have been broadcast?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Austin v. Lynch, 2016 BCSC 1344 (CanLII):
This appears to establish publication by statutory presumption when the words have been broadcast. In Taylor-Wright v. CHBC-TV (1999), 86 A.C.W.S. (3d) 452 (B.C.S.C.) aff’d 2000 BCCA 629 with additional reasons at 2001 BCCA 298, Mr. Justice Drossos noted:
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