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Just whose legislation rules the internet?
Comment We have complex libel laws in the UK, which govern the press, business and the individual. So we now appear to have a situation in the UK where our own laws governing defamation, decency, libel and the... [05 Mar 2008]
Chinwag Live: The Dark Side Of Social Media
White Paper Identity theft, libel, stalking, scams and even violence were on the agenda at this event held19th June 2007, but so too was an exploration of online identity management and the changing nature of privacy fostered by... [31 Oct 2007]
Legal risks in naming wi-fi networks
News The increasing trend of naming wi-fi networks to promote a website or physical location such as a shop opens up network owners to the risk of libel actions - just as if they were putting out a newsletter or publishing a... [04 Jun 2007]
Victory for bloggers in libel ruling
News In a victory for bloggers, newsgroup participants and other web publishers, the California Supreme Court has ruled that individual internet users cannot be held liable for republishing defamatory statements written by others. [21 Nov 2006]
Can you trust what you read online?
Comment In particular I'm concerned at how anonymity can be used as a kind of club in a novel form of asymmetric warfare, one which can see individuals defamed, almost to the point of libel with no available recourse. [08 Nov 2006]
Cheat Sheet: Blogging
Cheat Sheet Bloggers can also be quite bold - often there is not the assumption of reputation or even the same fear of libel or ridicule which hangs over major media outlets. I'm hearing a lot about blogging, why all the fuss? [09 Feb 2005]
5 years ago... Demon pledges to contest Godfrey lawsuit
News By July 2000 ISPs, concerned about the precedent this set, were looking into ways of protecting themselves against such libel cases in the future. 15.06.99: As Demon Internet insisted it will continue to contest the... [15 Jun 2004]
5 years ago… Board directors bury heads in the sand over email use
News Integralis stressed that email and website contents could also lead to charges of racial and sexual harassment, libel and breach of copyright. 15.03.99: Over 40 per cent of UK companies have no clear policy on staff... [15 Mar 2004]
Email rape gossip could land companies in the dock
News One such individual is understood to have already been warned he could face a charge of libel and is said to have been suspended from work. The UK media has not named those involved, for fear of attracting... [03 Oct 2003]
File-swapper hits back at RIAA
News However, the group said in other kinds of cases such as libel and defamation, the law allows individuals to intervene in ISP subpoenas when their privacy is at stake. An anonymous file-swapper in the US has gone to court... [22 Aug 2003]
Red Hat files lawsuit against SCO
News The suit also seeks to require SCO to triple the financial damages caused to Red Hat "for harm caused by SCO's unfair competition and false advertising.unfair and deceptive (trade) practices.as well as for violations of common law,... [05 Aug 2003]
Email misuse is rife and costs millions, says report
News They forget that email can't be taken back or modified, unlike speaking on the phone, and they can easily open themselves up to libel. UK businesses are wasting huge amounts of time and money on pointless email, a new... [18 Jul 2003]
Treading the legal minefield of message boards
Comment For the record, Friends Reunited last year saw its first libel case settled in favour of one defamed teacher. At what point does a rumour become a fact? What about once it's been published online? After all, the internet... [23 Jun 2003]
Email snooping: Avoiding a Big Brother culture
Comment Employers do have the right to prevent excessive use or abuses of email and internet systems, to protect them from libel or copyright breaches, and while some employers have over-reacted, online or email porn and in... [01 Apr 2003]
Vodafone sues Daily Telegraph for libel
News Vodafone is suing the Daily Telegraph over an article in which the newspaper criticised high executive pay and poor business performance. A spokesman for Vodafone said today: "We have issued a statement of claim against the Telegraph,"... [15 Jul 2002]
