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Should Audio-Visual Defamation on the Internet be Treated as Libel or Slander? Should Audio-Visual Defamation on the Internet be Treated as Libel or Slander?: Detailed analysis by Zenas Zelotes of the University of Iowa College of Law. (Internet) http://www.uiowa.edu/~cyberlaw/cls99/sempaper/zelote416.html Cyberlibel Cyberlibel: Includes paper entitled 'Defamation on the Internet', bibliography of selected materials, and relevant news stories. (Internet) http://www.cyberlibel.com/cyber.html Defamation and the Internet: Name Calling in Cyberspace Defamation and the Internet: Name Calling in Cyberspace: Paper by Lilian Edwards of Edinburgh Law School, Scotland, which considers why the Internet is a "defamation prone zone", and the problems and opportunities for Internet libel pursuers and defenders. (Internet) http://www.law.ed.ac.uk/it&law/c10_main.htm Defamation Havens Defamation Havens: Brian Martin's paper claims that "The Net provides an effective means of responding to Net defamation and for publishing material that the mass media are afraid to touch". [First Monday magazine.] (Internet) http://www.firstmonday.dk/issues/issue5_3/martin/ Defamation and the Internet Defamation and the Internet: Includes background information on the relevant laws, details of notable cases, and analysis of whether system operators are liable for defamatory comments made by on their system. (Internet) http://www-cs-education.stanford.edu/classes/cs201/Projects/defamation-and-the-internet/ Defamation on the Internet Defamation on the Internet: In this paper David F. Sutherland identifies developments respecting the application of defamation law to the Internet. (Internet) http://www.adidem.org/articles/DS5.html Defamation in Canadian Cyberspace Defamation in Canadian Cyberspace: Covers defenses against charges of defamation, 'cyberlibel', and the question of liability -- all in the context of Canadian law. (Internet) http://www.angelfire.com/ca2/defamation/ The Law of Defamation and the Internet The Law of Defamation and the Internet: Recent legal developments, prepared by an Australian barrister. (Internet) http://www.mattcollins.com.au/oupupdates.htm Legal Pitfalls in Cyberspace: Defamation on Computer Networks Legal Pitfalls in Cyberspace: Defamation on Computer Networks: Paper by Timothy Arnold-Moore which was originally published in the Journal of Law and Information Science. (Internet) http://www.mds.rmit.edu.au/law/defame.html CyberLaw: Libel and Suppression CyberLaw: Libel and Suppression: Jonathan Rosenoer asks whether the decision in Shahvar v. Superior Court, 94 C.D.O.S. undermined a rule ensuring unintimidated access to the courts and the free flow of information concerning public disputes. (Internet) http://www.cyberlaw.com/cylw1094.html Roger Clarke's 'Defamation on the Web' Roger Clarke's 'Defamation on the Web': Comprehensive analysis of whether the act of placing a document on a web-site constitutes publication in the jurisdictions into which the document is subsequently downloaded. (Internet) http://www.anu.edu.au/people/Roger.Clarke/II/DefWeb01.html Computer Bulletin: The Perils of Cyber Libel Computer Bulletin: The Perils of Cyber Libel: Article by David Engel and Theodore Goddard focusing on libelous comments made via a the e-mail system of a UK company. (Internet) http://www.bcs.org.uk/publicat/ebull/jun97/per.htm Wired 4.03: Libel Law - Let It Die Wired 4.03: Libel Law - Let It Die: "Maybe libel law is obsolete. Maybe it always was. But in the world of Net communications, it's hard to see why anyone should weep if libel lawsuits disappeared altogether." (Internet) http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/4.03/letitdie.html Yahoo Groups: Cyberlibel-and-E-mail Yahoo Groups: Cyberlibel-and-E-mail: Archive and joining information for an e-mail discussion list for persons concerned with libel on the Internet. (Internet) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CYBERLIBEL-and-EMAIL/ Libel and Defamation in the Information Age Libel and Defamation in the Information Age: Eric Eden's article concludes with "The reality is that libel and defamation laws are enforceable in the virtual world just like they are in the real world". (Internet) http://www.english.upenn.edu/~afilreis/defamation-in-cyberspace.html Cyberlibel: Innocent Dissemination on the Internet Cyberlibel: Innocent Dissemination on the Internet: Article that discusses defamation on the Internet from a UK perspective. (Internet) http://www.spr-consilio.com/cyberlibel.html Online Defamation Online Defamation: Archive of decisions and litigation provided by the AOL Legal Department. (Internet) http://legal.web.aol.com/decisions/dldefam/