Section 380: Publication in a periodical

(1) In this section and section 381 of this Code, the term "periodical" includes any
newspaper, review, magazine, or other writing or print, published periodically.
(2) The criminal responsibility of the proprietor, editor, or publisher, of any periodical
for the publication of any defamatory matter contained therein, may be rebutted by
proof that such publication took place without his knowledge and without negligence
on his part.