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• Society: Law: Legal Information: Computer and Technology Law: Internet  (96)

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




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




» The Law of Defamation and the Internet - Recent legal developments, prepared by an Australian barrister.




» Online Defamation - Archive of decisions and litigation provided by the AOL Legal Department.




» Yahoo Groups: Cyberlibel-and-E-mail - Archive and joining information for an e-mail discussion list for persons concerned with libel on the Internet.




» 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. (October 2, 2001)




» 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". [First Monday magazine.] (February 25, 2000)




» Defamation on the Internet - In this paper David F. Sutherland identifies developments respecting the application of defamation law to the Internet. (November 4, 1999)




» 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. (June 1, 1999)




» Wired 4.03: Libel Law - Let It Die - Arguing that it might be better if libel laws were abolished. (March 1, 1996)




» 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". (April 1, 1995)

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