A UK Law Perspective: Defamation Law as it Applies on the Internet

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Author(s): Sam De Silva (Manches LLP, UK)
Copyright: 2012
Pages: 16
Source title: Investigating Cyber Law and Cyber Ethics: Issues, Impacts and Practices
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Alfreda Dudley (Towson University, USA), James Braman (Towson University, USA)and Giovanni Vincenti (Towson University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61350-132-0.ch013

Keywords: Information Ethics / Information Science Reference / IT Security and Ethics / Security & Forensics

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The development of the Internet raises challenges in the application of defamation, given that the click of a mouse can communicate a defamatory statement instantly to thousands of people throughout the world. This can pose a serious threat to the reputation of an individual or company. This chapter considers: (1) the laws of defamation applicable to the Internet, including analysis of the Defamation Acts 1952 and 1996 and the E-Commerce Directive; (2) the way UK law is currently being applied in practice, including discussion of the key UK cases in this area; (3) the Internet defence in the Defamation Act 1996, which can protect innocent disseminators of defamatory material over the Internet; and (4) future reform of defamation law in the UK.

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