Yeah it seems like those terms simply are antiquated to modernity, cause public and private life are so intertwined by the nature of our technology and media these days. I can see how 80 years ago your name being dragged in the local newspaper would feel distinct in its reach and effect from say someone doing the same in the town square or a smaller public venue, the distinction must have been the scale of quantity of potential witnesses. Interesting to ponder, but I think you’re right to use defamation in any case.
Yeah it seems like those terms simply are antiquated to modernity, cause public and private life are so intertwined by the nature of our technology and media these days. I can see how 80 years ago your name being dragged in the local newspaper would feel distinct in its reach and effect from say someone doing the same in the town square or a smaller public venue, the distinction must have been the scale of quantity of potential witnesses. Interesting to ponder, but I think you’re right to use defamation in any case.