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Includes paper entitled 'Defamation on the Internet', bibliography of selected materials, and relevant news stories.
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Article that discusses defamation on the Internet from a UK perspective.
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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.]
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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.
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Covers defenses against charges of defamation, 'cyberlibel', and the question of liability -- all in the context of Canadian law.
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In this paper David F. Sutherland identifies developments respecting the application of defamation law to the Internet.
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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".
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Archive of decisions and litigation provided by the AOL Legal Department.
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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.
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Analysis by Zenas Zelotes of the University of Iowa College of Law.
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Recent legal developments, prepared by an Australian barrister.
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Arguing that it might be better if libel laws were abolished.
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Archive and joining information for an e-mail discussion list for persons concerned with libel on the Internet.
