The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XLV
TORTS

Chapter 770
DEFAMATION

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F.S. 770.04

770.04 Civil liability of radio or television broadcasting stations; care to prevent publication or utterance required.—The owner, licensee, or operator of a radio or television broadcasting station, 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 radio or television broadcast, by one other than such owner, licensee or operator, or general agent or employees thereof, unless it shall be alleged and proved by the complaining party, that such owner, licensee, operator, general agent or employee, has failed to exercise due care to prevent the publication or utterance of such statement in such broadcasts, provided, however, the exercise of due care shall be construed to include the bona fide compliance with any federal law or the regulation of any federal regulatory agency.

History.—s. 1, ch. 23802, 1947; s. 1, ch. 25278, 1949.

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Amendments to 770.04

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 770.04

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 770.04.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

M. COMINS, v. VANVOORHIS,, 135 So. 3d 545 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2014)

. . . Section 770.04 refers specifically to the civil liability of an “owner, licensee, or operator of a radio . . .

In MANNING, v., 280 B.R. 171 (Bankr. S.D. Ohio 2002)

. . . July 5, 2000 — balance of $770.04 transferred from NCB Visa (15.4% interest) to People’s Bank Visa (9.9% . . .

In ANDOVER TOGS, INC., 231 B.R. 521 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 1999)

. . . rejection, the landlord leased 34,600 square feet to a third tenant for 7 years at an annual rent of $93,-770.04 . . .

G. THOMAS, L. L. v. JACKSONVILLE TELEVISION, INC. d b a WJKS- d b a WAWS- WTLV- TV, d b a WTLV- d b a WJXT-, 699 So. 2d 800 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1997)

. . . Section 770.04, Florida Statutes, this state’s provision dealing with a radio or television broadcaster . . .

In C. P. CARIBE, INC. In EER REALTY, S. E. In EMERITO ESTRADA RIVERA PARTS AND SERVICE, INC. In EER AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT, INC. In BORICUA MOTORS CORPORATION, In EMERITO ESTRADA RIVERA, INC. In ISUZU CARIBE, INC. In JEEP EAGLE PUERTO RICO, INC. In EMERITO ESTRADA RIVERA- ISUZU P. R. INC. In CARIBE MOTORS PROPERTY CORP. In E. E. R. REALTY CORP. In DAIHATSU PUERTO RICO, INC. In EER ENTERPRISES, INC. In BORICUA MOTORS LEASING CORPORATION,, 140 B.R. 320 (Bankr. D.P.R. 1992)

. . . for $1,037,-524.63; claim No. 59 in 91-00509 for $376,-213.95 and claim No. 60 in 91-00509 for $45,-770.04 . . .

C. DAVIES, v. BOSSERT,, 449 So. 2d 418 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1984)

. . . Section 770.04 refers specifically to the civil liability of an “owner, licensee, or operator of a radio . . .

SHAPIRO, BERNSTEIN CO. v. REMINGTON RECORDS, INC. H. OXFORD MUSIC CORPORATION, v. REMINGTON RECORDS, INC. H. ST. NICHOLAS MUSIC, INC. v. REMINGTON RECORDS, INC. H. MERIDIAN MUSIC CORP. v. REMINGTON RECORDS, INC. H., 265 F.2d 263 (2d Cir. 1959)

. . . of Royalties Damages involved) Records at 24 at 6 4 Shapiro, Bernstein & Co...... 12.834 § 256.68 $ 770.04 . . . (“Be Anything, But Be Mine”) Oxford Music Corp........... 12.834 256.68 770.04 (“There’s a Pawnshop . . .