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Archive for the ‘Damages’ Category

Blog libel suit thrown out because potential damage was so small: “A libel suit against a website has been thrown out of court because the potential damage to the reputation of the person making the claim was so small.“

(Via OUT-LAW News.)

US – Child porn damages precedent set: “(BBC)
A British man living in the US has been told by a judge to pay $200,000 to a woman for possessing an indecent image of her as a child. The judge said it was the first such criminal case in which someone found possessing illegal images had to pay restitution, despite not creating them. Briton Alan Hesketh was sentenced to 78 months in prison in October.”

(Via QuickLinks Update.)