(1) A person who untruthfully states or disseminates a fact that is suited to endanger the credit of another person or to cause other disadvantages to their livelihood or advancement is to provide compensation to the other for the damage caused by this even if, although they do not know that the fact is untrue, they ought to have known.
(2) A person who makes a communication and is unaware that it is untrue is not obliged to pay damages if they or the recipient of the communication have a legitimate interest in the communication.