CyberLaw: Libel and Suppression
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…
Cyberlibel
Includes paper entitled 'Defamation on the Internet', bibliography of selected materials, and relevant news stories.
Cyberlibel: Innocent Dissemination on the Internet
Article that discusses defamation on the Internet from a UK perspective.
Defamation and the Internet
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.
Defamation Havens
Brian Martin's paper claims that "The Net provides an effective means of responding to Net defamation and for publishing material that the mass media are afraid to touch"…
Defamation in Canadian Cyberspace
Covers defenses against charges of defamation, 'cyberlibel', and the question of liability -- all in the context of Canadian law.
Defamation on the Internet
In this paper David F. Sutherland identifies developments respecting the application of defamation law to the Internet.
Libel and Defamation in the Information Age
Eric Eden's article concludes with "The reality is that libel and defamation laws are enforceable in the virtual world just like they are in the real world".
Online Defamation
Archive of decisions and litigation provided by the AOL Legal Department.
Roger Clarke's 'Defamation on the Web'
Comprehensive analysis of whether the act of placing a document on a web-site constitutes publication in the jurisdictions into which the document is subsequently downloaded.
Should Audio-Visual Defamation on the Internet be Treated as Libel or Slander?
Analysis by Zenas Zelotes of the University of Iowa College of Law.
The Law of Defamation and the Internet
Recent legal developments, prepared by an Australian barrister.
Wired 4.03: Libel Law - Let It Die
Arguing that it might be better if libel laws were abolished.
Yahoo Groups: Cyberlibel-and-E-mail
Archive and joining information for an e-mail discussion list for persons concerned with libel on the Internet.
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