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Firm sues over Net room 'defamation' chat
News Presstek Inc.s defamation suit, filed Thursday, claims the defendants said the company would lose money in a quarter when it actually turned a profit, and also falsely alleged that Presstek was the focus of a grand jury investigation.
[September 19, 1997, 9:56]
Internet defamation leads to £10,000 libel damages
Talkback Remind me never to vote for the UK Independence Party. I wish people in public office always had the character to ignore Internet slurs. Free speech will always be abused by a few people; it would be best just to ignore them.
[March 24, 2006, 15:52]
Demon defamation result: a ticking bomb for UK ISPs
News The Defamation Act does not give adequate protection to ISPs. The pre-trial ruling today found in favour of Laurence Godfrey who is suing Demon for allegedly housing defamatory content. Godfrey alleges that obscene remarks were posted in Demon's...
[March 26, 1999, 16:44]
Google cleared in defamation suit
News The high court has ruled Google is not liable for defamatory comments found in its search results, saying the company facilitates access to the information but is not its publisher. Mr Justice Eady made the ruling on Thursday in a case brought by...
[July 21, 2009, 15:13]
Internet defamation leads to £10,000 libel damages
News Michael Keith Smith of the UK Independence Party has become the latest person to win substantial damages after being defamed on the Internet. Smith brought the case against Tracy Williams after she posted a series of derogatory remarks about him on...
[March 23, 2006, 10:25]
Firms shop around for Net law jurisdictions
News The Internet is encouraging companies whose reputation has been damaged through online defamation, to "forum shop" for countries where the law best suits their case. In order for a defamation case by email or the Internet to be actionable, there...
[May 3, 2001, 7:06]
A Year Ago: Demon users banned from Usenet
News Following landmark online defamation case, Demon is watching what its users are writing -- and restricting their privileges, if necessary It claims to look at each case on an individual basis and is currently consulting its lawyers about how best...
[April 17, 2001, 6:05]
Demon Case: ISPA moves to defend ISPs
News The Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) today warned government ministers and the DTI that "ill-prepared legislation" in the controversial Demon defamation will have far reaching implications for ISPs, users and the UK's e-commerce plans.
[March 29, 1999, 14:50]
Demon Case: Did Demon mess up?
News In the first defamation case of its kind in the UK, Demon Internet is fighting a High Court battle with a British scientist over defamatory remarks posted in a news group. Ironically, it was this clause that scuppered Demon because it also states...
[March 30, 1999, 10:15]
Demon does U-turn in Godfrey case
News ISP Demon Internet will not appeal in its defamation case against Laurence Godfrey. Never tested before, Morland's ruling exposed the Amendment of the 1996 Defamation Act -- designed to protect online publishers -- as insufficient.
[June 14, 1999, 11:25]
Email gossip could put firms in the dock
News If an office worker has sent emails that name footballers that are rumoured to be involved, both they and their employer could be charged with defamation or contempt of court. If people are circulating names, then there is a risk of being sued for...
[October 3, 2003, 13:59]
Demon: What is going on? - Analysis
News Just over a year after it was bought by Scottish Telecom -- stating categorically it would not join the ranks of the trendy freebies and balancing a high profile defamation case -- what is the future for Demon Internet?
[July 9, 1999, 15:19]
Analysis: Demon case sets precedent
News To put the case in context, the judgement ruled that ISPs cannot claim innocent distribution -- an Amendment to the 1996 Defamation Act intended to protect online publishers -- if they are given notice of defamatory postings by complainants.
[June 17, 1999, 10:25]
ISP libel laws 'need global treaty'
News ISPs at the Service Provider Europe conference in London's Earls Court Exhibition Centre recently reported a rapidly increasing incidence of take-down notices for copyright infringement material, although defamation and libel complaints have abated.
[December 18, 2002, 17:19]
ISPs buckle under copyright cases
News Twenty-seven percent of take-down notices are related to defamation complaints. Thus owns ISP Demon, which in 1999 lost a defamation case brought by scientist Laurence Godfrey over comments posted on a Usenet conference hosted by Demon.
[December 10, 2002, 10:37]
Internet firms may quit UK civil liberties experts say
News He calls on government to reform the defamation laws. Parliament claims the UK is the best place for e-commerce but the current defamation law and the upcoming RIP [Regulation of Investigatory Powers] bill contradict that," he says.
[May 3, 2000, 14:47]
Lord Chancellor shuts down Web site
News GreenNet, an ISP which supports radical political and environmental views, has found itself a victim of defamation laws with multinationals pressurising it to remove content they did not like. It seems rather ironic that the judiciary that will be...
[November 12, 1999, 17:08]
Google ranking case dismissed
News Yu also said he was encouraged by the judge's discussion pertaining to the defamation claim, and he urged other Web site publishers to contact him at Glawinfo.com to join the lawsuit, which seeks class action status.
[July 14, 2006, 9:10]
Demon users banned from Usenet
News It claims to look at each case on an individual basis and is currently consulting its lawyers about how best to lobby for changes to the defamation laws in the UK. Demon's actions are the latest ripple from the defamation case between Demon...
[April 17, 2000, 14:34]
BT's cheeky letter to Tiscali customers
Blog Comment hawkish of BT, the headline reads "Tiscali chief plots sell-off" they'll need to cite a good source for that, otherwise Tiscali wins on defamation!
[July 17, 2008, 18:58]
