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Talkback Unfortunately due to defamatory posts being made on this site, the site has had to close down. Defamatory comments and statements were made on the site in relation to Granville Technology Group Limited (now in administration), VMT Limited (now in...
[October 20, 2005, 11:19]
Demon Vows To Fight On
News Particle physicist Laurence Godfrey claims that defamatory messages about him appeared on a newsgroup hosted by Demon two years ago. Demon's defence -- that it was an innocent distributor -- was thrown out by Justice Morland in March when it became...
[June 11, 1999, 12:36]
Demon Defamation Result: A Ticking Bomb For UK ISPs
News The pre-trial ruling today found in favour of Laurence Godfrey who is suing Demon for allegedly housing defamatory content. If someone insulted you in a pub and you decide to sue that person, would you then go on to sue the pub owner for housing...
[March 26, 1999, 16:44]
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. When do we decide they're defamatory?
[March 30, 1999, 10:15]
A Year Ago: Demon Sued By UK Scientist
News In what could prove to be a landmark case, UK Internet Service Provider Demon is being sued by a scientist for allegedly failing to remove a defamatory message from its server. British particle physicist Laurence Godfrey alleges that a forged...
[February 16, 2000, 9:44]
A Year Ago: Demon Vows To Fight On
News Particle physicist Laurence Godfrey claims that defamatory messages about him appeared on a newsgroup hosted by Demon two years ago. Demon's defence -- that it was an innocent distributor -- was thrown out by Justice Morland in March when it became...
[June 12, 2000, 7:00]
False Feedback Okay - Court
News A California appeals court ruled last week that eBay cannot be forced to remove allegedly defamatory information posted to the popular auction site by users. After eBay refused to remove the negative feedback from Grace's profile, Grace sued the...
[February 10, 2004, 10:05]
Demon Users Banned From Usenet
News According to what appears to be a letter from Thus' legal team, Thus suspended the subscriber's Usenet posting rights following an "allegation that you have posted an article containing a 'link' to material which may be defamatory".
[April 17, 2000, 14:34]
Demon Does U-turn In Godfrey Case
News Mr Justice Morland's ruling, that Demon's defence of innocent distribution was untenable because it was aware of an alleged defamatory posting and failed to remove it, has left the Internet community reeling.
[June 14, 1999, 11:25]
A Year Ago: Demon Users Banned From Usenet
News Demon's actions 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 to remain on its servers.
[April 17, 2001, 6:05]
Demon Case -- Ripples Felt
News Malcolm Hutty, director of CACIB and founder of ISP, Instant Web, says he was 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 leaving defamatory...
[April 11, 2000, 9:33]
AOL And Freeserve Laywers In Talks
News According to a statement, Freeserve asked for an undertaking that CompuServe would not repeat these "untrue and defamatory statements". An AOL statement says CompuServe had not received any evidence to support the complaint but conducted an...
[April 19, 1999, 12:07]
Amazon Book Ban Backfires
News The courts had ruled in 1995 that the book, authored by a British writer named Jon Atack, contained defamatory language. A spokeswoman for the Scientology movement, Linda Peters, said it appreciated "Amazon.com's effort to honour the rights of the...
[May 21, 1999, 8:06]
Internet Firms May Quit UK Civil Liberties Experts Say
News This contradicts the verdict in the high profile Demon Internet versus Laurence Godfrey case in which a UK judge ruled ISPs were liable if they had been informed about defamatory material. They cannot be defendant, judge and jury and are not in a...
[May 3, 2000, 14:47]
Demon Case: ISPA Moves To Defend ISPs
News The case centres on defamatory remarks posted in a news group on Demon's servers by a non-Demon customer purporting to be British scientist Laurence Godfrey. They cannot afford to consult solicitors to check if content is defamatory on every notice.
[March 29, 1999, 14:50]
Jane Wakefield: The Net Takes On The Establishment
News It was a precedent-setting ruling, putting all ISPs in the dock if they failed to remove content claimed to be defamatory. In January 1997, Mr Godfrey complained to Demon about a posting -- described by his lawyer as "squalid, obscene and...
[April 3, 2000, 9:02]
Anonymous Posting Under Attack
News The company sued 10 "John Does" Monday for making allegedly defamatory comments about it on the Yahoo! Falsely claiming in public that a CEO had been dragged off in handcuffs -- regardless of the forum -- would clearly be defamatory, the ACLU...
[March 10, 1999, 9:18]
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]
Demon: What Is Going On? - Analysis
News The judge threw out Demon's defence of innocent distribution, setting a new precedent and heralding a new era for the industry where all ISPs risk being held liable for defamatory postings if they are aware such postings exist.
[July 9, 1999, 15:19]
Firms Shop Around For Net Law Jurisdictions
News Engel explained that although a company could theoretically sue in any country where the defamatory material was accessed, in practice this will be limited to the areas in which the business has a presence.
[May 3, 2001, 7:06]
