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Demon Internet v. Laurence Godfrey - case settled
News The case, in which UK scientist Laurence Godfrey sued the ISP for failing to remove allegedly defamatory messages from a newsgroup hosted by Demon, has been bitterly fought by both defence and prosecution.
[March 29, 2000, 15:37]
A Year Ago: Demon Internet vs Laurence Godfrey case settled
News The case, in which UK scientist Laurence Godfrey sued the ISP for failing to remove allegedly defamatory messages from a newsgroup hosted by Demon, has been bitterly fought by both defence and prosecution.
[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 now purely about Dr Laurence Godfrey versus...
[March 30, 2000, 9:29]
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 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 12, 2000, 7:00]
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, 2000, 14:34]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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 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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
Jane Wakefield: Buy your babies on the Net
News This baffling law was left by the Laurence Godfrey versus Demon Internet case in which Justice Moreland ruled that because Godfrey had informed Demon about libellous messages posted on one of its newsgroups, the ISP was responsible.
[January 29, 2001, 13:03]
Demon: What is going on? - Analysis
News The Laurence Godfreydefamation case has cast clouds and sent its PR machine into confused overdrive. Complaining about the way Godfrey was attempting to gag the much-vaunted freedom of the Net was all well and good, but not when Demon had itself...
[July 9, 1999, 15:19]
Demon loses pre-trial, UK ISPs threatened
News Today's pre-trial ruling against Demon Internet found in favour of Laurence Godfrey who is suing the ISP for allegedly carrying defamatory statements on its 'newsnet' newsgroup that purport to be from him.
[March 26, 1999, 16:31]
