Cyberlibel : information warfare in the 21st century? /

Of my personal observations about cyberlibel -- How to use this book -- Frequently asked questions -- Summary of the law of defamation and its application to cyberlibel -- Characteristics of the internet -- Differences and consequences in cyberlibel litigation and offline libel litigation -- Should...

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Main Author: Potts, David A. (David Anthony)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Toronto, ON : Irwin Law, ©2011
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Summary of my personal observations about cyberlibel
  • 2. How to use this book
  • 3. Frequently asked questions
  • 4. Summary of the law of defamation and its application to cyberlibel
  • 5. Characteristics of the internet
  • 6. Differences and consequences in cyberlibel litigation and offline libel litigation
  • 7. Should internet-specific principles of law be adopted?
  • 8. Notice and limitation periods
  • 9. Jurisdiction
  • 10. Disclosure of the identity of an anonymous author
  • 11. Internet libel actions stayed as an abuse of process in the UK
  • 12. Damages in cyberlibel
  • 13. Injunctions in cyberlibel
  • 14. Take down notices
  • 15. Publication and hyperlinks
  • 16. Forms of defamatory meaning
  • 17. Reference to the plaintiff
  • 18. Defence of innocent dissemination at common law
  • 19. The defence of qualified privilege
  • 20. Defence of responsible communication on matters of public interest
  • 21. Internet intermediaries
  • 22. Search engines
  • 23. User-generated content: web 2.0 and online social networks
  • 24. Invasion of privacy/misuse of private information