Legal Information -> Defamation -> Internet

Article by David Engel and Theodore Goddard focusing on libelous comments made via a the e-mail system of a UK company.

Includes background information on the relevant laws, details of notable cases, and analysis of whether system operators are liable for defamatory comments made by on their system.

Paper by Timothy Arnold-Moore which was originally published in the Journal of Law and Information Science.

Detailed analysis by Zenas Zelotes of the University of Iowa College of Law.

Article that discusses defamation on the Internet from a UK perspective.

Jonathan Rosenoer asks whether the decision in Shahvar v. Superior Court, 94 C.D.O.S. undermined a rule ensuring unintimidated access to the courts and the free flow of information concerning public disputes.

Covers defenses against charges of defamation, 'cyberlibel', and the question of liability -- all in the context of Canadian law.

Paper by Lilian Edwards of Edinburgh Law School, Scotland, which considers why the Internet is a "defamation prone zone", and the problems and opportunities for Internet libel pursuers and defenders.

"Maybe libel law is obsolete. Maybe it always was. But in the world of Net communications, it's hard to see why anyone should weep if libel lawsuits disappeared altogether."

Includes paper entitled 'Defamation on the Internet', bibliography of selected materials, and relevant news stories.

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