The law of defamation and the Internet /
by Matthew Collins.
- lvi, 430 pages ; 26 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword -- General introduction -- The Internet -- Issues for defamation law -- Libel or slander? -- Publication -- Identification -- Defamatory meaning -- Justification -- Fair comment -- Absolute privilege -- The duty and interest form of qualified privilege -- The fair reports form of qualified privilege -- Other defences -- Internet intermediaries -- Internet intermediaries and publication -- Section 1 of the Defamation Act 1996 (UK) -- The Electronic Commerce (EC directive) Regulations 2002 (UK) -- The common law defence of innocent dissemination -- Statutory defenses in Australia -- Injunctions and related remedies -- Damages -- Vicarious liability -- Recognition and enforcement of judgments in foreign countries -- Alternatives to defamation law -- Grounds of jurisdiction -- Forum non conveniens -- Choice of law in the United Kingdom -- Choice of law in Australia -- Proof of foreign law -- Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights -- Aspects of United States law. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31.
"This timely volume analyses in detail how the law of defamation will apply to publication of material on the Internet. Defamation (i.e. libel and slander) is one of the most difficult issues for Internet businesses to handle because material published on the Internet is potentially published in every country in the world, and each has its own standards of what is defamatory. Collins takes the study of legal issues raised by the Internet to a higher level than previous studies have."--Publisher description.
0199244685 9780199244683
2001036733
Libel and slander--Great Britain Libel and slander--Australia Internet--Law and legislation--Australia Libel and slander--United States Internet--Law and legislation--United States