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.
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.
Covers defenses against charges of defamation, 'cyberlibel', and the question of liability -- all in the context of Canadian law.
In this paper David F. Sutherland identifies developments respecting the application of defamation law to the Internet.
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".
Archive of decisions and litigation provided by the AOL Legal Department.
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.
Analysis by Zenas Zelotes of the University of Iowa College of Law.
Arguing that it might be better if libel laws were abolished.
Archive and joining information for an e-mail discussion list for persons concerned with libel on the Internet.
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