Application of Defamation Laws to the Internet
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This 11 page PDF looks at the application of defamation laws to the Internet. The starting point being: what is illegal offline remains illegal online. While many Internet-related legal issues can be addressed under already established
doctrines, technological changes undoubtedly affect the case-by-case application of various legal doctrines or distinctions, and may require new approaches. This paper looks into the challenge of deciding what elements of existing law can be applied to the Internet and what merits development of special rules.
As more and more human conduct appears online, questions often arise concerning whether and how to apply to the Internet the legal principles developed for the offline world. One specific area where these question arise is the area of defamation – the legal doctrine that allows a person to sue in court and recover damages from someone making false statements that harm the plaintiff's reputation.1 What rules apply when allegedly defamatory statements are made online?
This memorandum concludes that allegedly libelous statements made online are usually evaluated by the same standards as statements made offline, with some nations adopting by legislation special rules defining the liability of various online service providers.
http://www.apdip.net/documents/policy/cyberlaws/gipi01102001.pdf
This memorandum concludes that allegedly libelous statements made online are usually evaluated by the same standards as statements made offline, with some nations adopting by legislation special rules defining the liability of various online service providers.
http://www.apdip.net/documents/policy/cyberlaws/gipi01102001.pdf
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