internet defamation Articles
Defamation Damages for Internet Abuse
June 2nd, 2016 by | Defamation
In a celebrated recent case, a self-appointed ‘avenger’ styling himself as “The Arbitrator”, complete with website and blog, decided to go on a one-man crusade against Australia’s banks. Fair enough, you might think – the internet can empower the weak against the strong. But such power, like all power, should not be abused. The case… Read more »
Defamation on the Internet – The Secondary Publisher
November 18th, 2015 by | Defamation
Since our June 2015 article, ‘Internet Defamation – Sexy Photos, Lies & Broken Promises’, where we spoke of difficulties in having defamatory material removed from the world wide web, a decision of the SA Supreme Court in Duffy v Google Inc has been delivered (27 October 2015), which is instructive. In that case, various persons… Read more »
Internet Defamation – Sexy Photos, Lies & Broken Promises
June 22nd, 2015 by | Defamation
Recently, this firm successfully helped a client to demand the removal of a defamatory blog from the internet by the server company. This is easier said than done, for in the world of the internet, complex legal questions arise as to where publication occurred, where proceedings can be brought and whether an internet server can… Read more »
