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.
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)
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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