UK lawyer threatens Facebook, mulls action against ISPs to block defamation: “The lawyer who has threatened Facebook with a defamation suit on behalf of boxing promoter Frank Warren has said that he may take action…
‘Ceaseless liability’ for internet libel is not a barrier to free speech, rules ECHR: “Publishers’ indefinite liability for defamatory material in their online archives is not a restriction on their rights to free speech, the…
European Journalism Centre: Times fails to overturn ‘internet publication rule’ in court case [European Court of Human Rights] Newspapers will continue to be sued multiple times over the same website story after the Times lost…
Blogger can’t sue over comment, rules High Court: “ Didn’t like it, shoulda deleted it A man who was criticised in the comments section of his own blog cannot sue for defamation because he did…
Blogger who didn’t delete comment cannot sue over it, says High Court: “A man who was criticised in the comments section of his own blog cannot sue for defamation because he did not delete the…
Frank Fisher: Freedom of speech on the internet should be protected Out of context, it would be easy to dismiss culture secretary Andy Burnham’s attack on the ‘dangerous’ internet as just another junior minister grabbing…
Craiglist rant man on criminal libel rap: “ Falls foul of ‘rarely used’ Colorado statute A Colorado man who allegedly made anonymous postings on a Craigslist forum attacking his former girlfriend faces two criminal libel…