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

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

Sam De Silva
Copyright: © 2012 |Pages: 16
ISBN13: 9781613501320|ISBN10: 1613501323|EISBN13: 9781613501337
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61350-132-0.ch013
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De Silva, Sam. "A UK Law Perspective: Defamation Law as it Applies on the Internet." Investigating Cyber Law and Cyber Ethics: Issues, Impacts and Practices, edited by Alfreda Dudley, et al., IGI Global, 2012, pp. 264-279. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61350-132-0.ch013

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De Silva, S. (2012). A UK Law Perspective: Defamation Law as it Applies on the Internet. In A. Dudley, J. Braman, & G. Vincenti (Eds.), Investigating Cyber Law and Cyber Ethics: Issues, Impacts and Practices (pp. 264-279). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61350-132-0.ch013

Chicago

De Silva, Sam. "A UK Law Perspective: Defamation Law as it Applies on the Internet." In Investigating Cyber Law and Cyber Ethics: Issues, Impacts and Practices, edited by Alfreda Dudley, James Braman, and Giovanni Vincenti, 264-279. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2012. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61350-132-0.ch013

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Abstract

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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