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Book review: Wild West 2.0

In the early to mid 1990s it was fashionable to compare the unformed, open spaces of the internet to the 19th century... Read more

30 June, 2010

A Year Ago: Demon Internet vs Laurence Godfrey case settled

...High Court Thursday, ZDNet has learned. The case, in which UK scientist Laurence Godfrey sued the ISP for failing to remove allegedly defamatory messages from... Read more

29 March, 2001 by Jane Wakefield

Demon Internet v. Laurence Godfrey - case settled

...High Court Thursday, ZDNet has learned. The case, in which UK scientist Laurence Godfrey sued the ISP for failing to remove allegedly defamatory messages from... Read more

29 March, 2000 by Jane Wakefield

A Year Ago: Demon users banned from Usenet

...are the latest ripple from the defamation case between Demon Internet and Laurence Godfrey in which Godfrey successfully sued the ISP for allowing defamatory postings... Read more

17 April, 2001 by Jane Wakefield

A Year Ago: Demon vows to fight on

...a first instance decision, has vowed to win the case. Particle physicist Laurence Godfrey claims that defamatory messages about him appeared on a newsgroup hosted... Read more

12 June, 2000 by Jane Wakefield

Internet firms may quit UK civil liberties experts say

...servers. This contradicts the verdict in the high profile Demon Internet versus Laurence Godfrey case in which a UK judge ruled ISPs were liable if... Read more

3 May, 2000 by Jane Wakefield

Demon users banned from Usenet

...are the latest ripple from the defamation case between Demon Internet and Laurence Godfrey in which Godfrey successfully sued the ISP for allowing defamatory postings... Read more

17 April, 2000 by Jane Wakefield

Demon case -- ripples felt

...forced to remove a story on the CACIB site by particle physicist Laurence Godfrey who won his legal battle against Demon Internet last month for... Read more

11 April, 2000 by Jane Wakefield

Opinion: Demon was wrong

...Demon -- now Thus plc -- would lose its case against the particle physicist Laurence Godfrey. That was pretty much a certainty when Justice Moreland threw out... Read more

30 March, 2000 by Richard Barry

Exclusive: Demon loses court battle

The high-profile Demon Internet versus Laurence Godfrey defamation case finally ended Thursday with a humiliating defeat for the... Read more

30 March, 2000 by Jane Wakefield

Lord Chancellor shuts down Web site

...to publish on the Internet was spotlighted back in March in the Laurence Godfrey versus Demon Internet case. In that case Justice Morland ruled ISPs... Read more

12 November, 1999 by Jane Wakefield

Demon vows to fight on

Particle physicist Laurence Godfrey claims that defamatory messages about him appeared on a newsgroup hosted... Read more

11 June, 1999 by Jane Wakefield

Demon backs down in libel appeal - update

...appeal in the Internet libel case brought against it by UK scientist Laurence Godfrey Read more

9 June, 1999 by Jane Wakefield

Demon Case: ISPA moves to defend ISPs

...s servers by a non-Demon customer purporting to be British scientist Laurence Godfrey. On Friday, Mr Justice Morland found in favour of Godfrey, rejecting... Read more

29 March, 1999 by Chiyo Robertson

News Burst: Civil liberties outrage as judge shuts site

Civil liberties advocates were furious Thursday following the closure of a Web site for carrying allegedly "offensive" material. Read more

11 November, 1999 by Jane Wakefield

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