Previous
Demon Internet v. Laurence Godfrey - case settled
News The long-running Demon Internet versus Lawrence Godfrey case will finally be settled in the High Court Thursday, ZDNet has learned. The case, in which UK scientist Laurence Godfrey sued the ISP for failing to remove allegedly defamatory messages...
[March 29, 2000, 15:37]
Demon does U-turn in Godfrey case
News ISP Demon Internet will not appeal in its defamation case against Laurence Godfrey. In a dramatic U-turn from its position Friday U.K. The move has left the ISP community with an historic and potentially dangerous legal precedent.
[June 14, 1999, 11:25]
A Year Ago: Demon Internet vs Laurence Godfrey case settled
News Remember Demon Internet's battle with Lawrence Godfrey? The long-running Demon Internet versus Lawrence Godfrey case will finally be settled in the High Court Thursday, ZDNet has learned. The case, in which UK scientist Laurence Godfrey sued the...
[March 29, 2001, 7:02]
Exclusive: Demon loses court battle
News The high-profile Demon Internet versus Laurence Godfrey defamation case finally ended Thursday with a humiliating defeat for the ISP, which has been forced to apologise and pay damages of £15,000. It is just over a year since particle physicist...
[March 30, 2000, 9:29]
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. Godfrey alleges that obscene remarks were posted in Demon's popular "newsnet" newsgroup that purported to be from him.
[March 26, 1999, 16:44]
A Year Ago: Demon vows to fight on
News Demon has abandoned its role as champion of the ISP community in the Godfrey defamation case and despite missing its deadline to appeal a first instance decision, has vowed to win the case. Particle physicist Laurence Godfrey claims that defamatory...
[June 12, 2000, 7:00]
Opinion: Demon was wrong
News There was no surprise that Demon -- now Thus plc -- would lose its case against the particle physicist Laurence Godfrey. Jane Wakefield's coverage of the case for ZDNet was, we are told by Godfrey, used to illustrate Demon's apparent negligence.
[March 30, 2000, 15:16]
Demon statement
News Thus today announces that it has reached an agreement with Dr Laurence Godfrey, which brings to a close the two cases he brought against its Internet Service Provider brand, Demon Internet. Come and read the news comment about 'Dr Godfrey's big...
[March 30, 2000, 11:16]
Demon sued by UK scientist
News British particle physicist Laurence Godfrey alleges that a forged message containing defamatory information appeared in soc.culture.thai. Godfrey asked Demon to remove it, but the message remained on the server.
[February 16, 1999, 16:38]
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. It is now purely about Dr Laurence Godfrey versus Demon Internet and is not an industry platform," he said.
[June 11, 1999, 12:36]
A Year Ago: Demon sued by UK scientist
News British particle physicist Laurence Godfrey alleges that a forged message containing defamatory information appeared in soc.culture.thai. Godfrey asked Demon to remove it, but the message remained on the server.
[February 16, 2000, 9:44]
Demon users banned from Usenet
News Demon would not confirm the action, saying it is reluctant to discuss any policy changes as a result of the Godfrey case. Demon's actions are the latest ripple from the defamation case between Demon Internet and Laurence Godfrey in which Godfrey...
[April 17, 2000, 14:34]
A Year Ago: Demon users banned from Usenet
News Demon is not the only ISP acting with caution in the wake of the Godfrey case. Demon would not confirm the action, saying it is reluctant to discuss any policy changes as a result of the Godfrey case.
[April 17, 2001, 6:05]
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. Ripples from the Demon case -- in which the ISP agreed to...
[May 3, 2000, 14:47]
European Court asked to rule on Internet free speech
News This initiative is a response to the closure of a number of UK Web sites by ISPs fearing legal action following the landmark Demon Internet versus Laurence Godfrey court case last month. This week the Web site belonging to the Campaign Against the...
[April 17, 2000, 9:38]
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. On Friday, Mr Justice Morland found in favour of Godfrey, rejecting the so-called...
[March 29, 1999, 14:50]
Lord Chancellor shuts down Web site
News The individual's right to publish on the Internet was spotlighted back in March in the Laurence Godfrey versus Demon Internet case. Laurence Godfrey is pleased to see an ISP acting on the ruling made in his fight with Demon.
[November 12, 1999, 17:08]
ISPs caught up in Internet babies furore
News In a precedent-setting libel action between Demon Internet and Dr Laurence Godfrey, Judge Moreland ruled that if notified of content, ISPs should be held liable. The Demon case caused a furore and ended in defeat for the ISP, which was forced to...
[January 22, 2001, 14:51]
Macromedia to merge with Andromedia
News Andromedia and Macromedia's products already complement one another and are used jointly by many of our customers,'' said Kent Godfrey, CEO of Andromedia, who added that the deal provided a "complete eBusiness Infrastructure" that would cut costs...
[October 8, 1999, 10:29]
Demon: What is going on? - Analysis
News He likened the Demon versus Godfrey case to a playground fight. Furniss has already admitted the defamation action is now a personal case between Demon and Godfrey -- so much for our Knight in shining armour.
[July 9, 1999, 15:19]
