Re: Defamation, etc

From: Dan L Burk <BURKDANL[_at_]shu.edu>
Date: Tue, 09 Feb 1999 11:36:48 -0500

On 02/09/99, Mike Holderness <mch[_at_]cix.compulink.co.uk> wrote:
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> I know this is off-topic, but seems like the best place
> to ask anyway:

Better choices might include CYBERIA-L, NETLAWYERS, or misc.legal.moderated.

> Anyone have pointers to cases of online defamation/libel/slander
> which dealt with locus and have set precedent?

There are several U.S. cases, most easily available through the John Marshall Law School's cyberlaw resource site, http://www.jmls.edu/cyber/index/index.html -- but be advised that since New York Times v. Sullivan, U.S. libel law differs substantially from that of other common-law jurisdictions, so they may or may not be helpful to you.

> That Australian case went awful quiet - did it settle or run into
> the sand?

Pardon, but which Australian case? The only one I know about is Rindos, and that was a while ago.

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Dan L. Burk
Seton Hall University
burkdanL[_at_]shu.edu

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