The law of defamation and the Internet / by Matthew Collins.
"The Internet has revolutionized the way in which we communicate. It is, at the same time, both a bastion of free speech and a medium of potentially limitless defamation. The first edition of The Law of Defamation and the Internet quickly became the standard text for media and informationtechno...
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Oxford [England] ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2005.
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- The Internet revolution
- The cause of action for defamation
- General defences
- Liability of Internet intermediaries
- Remedies and related matters
- Jurisdiction and choice of law
- Other sources of law
- Foreword / David Eady
- 1. General introduction
- 2. The Internet
- 3. Issues for defamation law
- 4. Libel or slander?
- 5. Publication
- 6. Identification
- 7. Defamatory meaning
- 8. Justification
- 9. Fair comment
- 10. Absolute privilege
- 11. The duty and interest form of qualified privilege
- 12. The fair reports form of qualified privilege
- 13. Other defences
- 14. Internet intermediaries
- 15. Internet intermediaries and publication
- 16. Section 1 of the Defamation Act 1996 (UK)
- 17. The Electronic Commerce (EC directive) Regulations 2002 (UK)
- 18. The common law defence of innocent dissemination
- 19. Statutory defenses in Australia
- 20. Injunctions and related remedies
- 21. Damages
- 22. Vicarious liability
- 23. Recognition and enforcement of judgments in foreign countries
- 24. Alternatives to defamation law
- 25. Grounds of jurisdiction
- 26. Forum non conveniens
- 27. Choice of law in the United Kingdom
- 28. Choice of law in Australia
- 29. Proof of foreign law
- 30. Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights
- 31. Aspects of United States law.