[thelist] Prosecutions for Internet Libel / Defamation?

Chris Blessing webguy at mail.rit.edu
Fri Dec 21 11:39:25 CST 2001


Joe-

There was one recently incident on vwvortex.com that got national attention.
Check it out here:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/22973.html

Of course we all realize if they win this, we can basically kiss freedom of
speech as we know it good bye (which sucks, to say the least).  May I ask
why you're so interested in this subject?

Chris Blessing
webguy at mail.rit.edu
http://www.330i.net

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>
> Hey kids --
>
> I'm curious if anyone knows of successful prosecutions for internet
> libel and defamation? Particularly in open internet discussion forums
> like usenet, mailing lists, chat rooms, message boards. Background
> information on libel itself would be helpful as well - online
> (references, cases, news items) and offline (books, consultants,
> lawyers) versions as well. I'm in the USA, so examples under US law
> are most pertinent. But international cases would be interesting as well.
>
> Thanks!
>
>         - Joe
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