Section 41-7-6 – [Defamation by radio and television; liability of owner, licensee or operator; compliance with federal law.]
The owner, licensee or operator of a visual or sound radio broadcasting station or network of stations, and the agents or employees of any such owner, licensee or operator, shall not be liable for any damages for any defamatory statement published or uttered in or as a part of a visual or sound radio broadcast, […]
Section 41-7-5 – [Retroactive effect.]
This act [41-7-1 to 41-7-5 NMSA 1978] shall not be retroactive as to causes of action existing on its effective date. History: 1953 Comp., § 40-27-34, enacted by Laws 1955, ch. 50, § 5; 1978 Comp., § 30-34-5, recompiled as 1978 Comp., § 41-7-5. ANNOTATIONS Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the […]
Section 41-7-1 – [Limitation of tort actions based on single publication or utterance; damages recoverable.]
No person shall have more than one cause of action for damages for libel or slander or invasion of privacy or any other tort founded upon any single publication or exhibition or utterance, such as any one edition of a newspaper or book or magazine or any one presentation to an audience or any one […]
Section 41-7-2 – [Judgment as res judicata.]
A judgment in any jurisdiction for or against the plaintiff upon the substantive merits of any action for damages founded upon a single publication or exhibition or utterance as described in Section 1 [41-7-1 NMSA 1978] shall bar any other action for damages by the same plaintiff against the same defendant founded upon the same […]
Section 41-7-3 – [Uniformity of interpretation.]
This act [41-7-1 to 41-7-5 NMSA 1978] shall be so interpreted as to effectuate its purpose to make uniform the law of those states or jurisdictions which enact it. History: 1953 Comp., § 40-27-32, enacted by Laws 1955, ch. 50, § 3; 1978 Comp., § 30-34-3, recompiled as 1978 Comp., § 41-7-3. ANNOTATIONS Bracketed material. […]
Section 41-7-4 – [Short title.]
This act [41-7-1 to 41-7-5 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the Uniform Single Publication Act. History: 1953 Comp., § 40-27-33, enacted by Laws 1955, ch. 50, § 4; 1978 Comp., § 30-34-4, recompiled as 1978 Comp., § 41-7-4. ANNOTATIONS Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part […]