Legal Definition and Related Resources of Single Publication Rule

where an issue of a newspaper or magazine or an edition of a book contains a libelous statement , plaintiff has a single cause of action and the number of copies distributed is considered relevent for damages but not as a new cause of action . However, several jurisdictions follow the common law rule that each communication of written or printed matter is a distinct and separate publication of a libel contained therein, giving rise to a separate cause of action. See Hartmann v Time, Inc., (C.A.3. Pa.) 166 F.2d 127.

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