Ronny, a 22-year-old man still in college, invents "Taurus," a brand new operating system that takes off as soon as he launches it. After just 8 months, it is estimated that Taurus is installed on 30% of all computers worldwide. Ronny makes over $20,000,000 based on his invention and is often interviewed about his invention and product. The Daily News publishes a feature article on Ronny and the author accuses Ronny of having cheated on a political science examination during his second year of college. The Daily News cites an anonymous source who told the paper that Ronny cheated on the exam. The anonymous source was Ronny's roommate, Calvin and Daily News did not know that Ronny and Calvin had been partners and their breakup had been exceedingly bitter. In fact, Calvin had made up the entire story about Ronny cheating and it was completely false. Ronny sues the Daily News for defamation. The Daily News claims that Ronny is a public figure and so Ronny should have to show actual malice to win his case. Ronny argues that he is not a public figure since all he did was invent and market a product.

Please compose an essay addressing

1) Is Ronny considered a public figure, for purposes of his defamation action? If so, to what extent should he be considered a public figure and why?Provide reference to a cited case for the discussion whether Ronny is a public figure. 2)Use supporting points from your chosen cited case in question 1 to discuss what is required for defamation of the type of figure Ronny is determined to be.Please analyze, based on your answers,who should win the case and why. Please use appropriate legal citations in your essay. You may use any federal case law for this assignment.