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More slander than libel in online setting?

On Saturday I posted a piece on slander and libel in online networks, thanks to a piece from Matt at FreshNetworks, which followed a recent court case where defamation on a bulletin board was decreed to be slander rather than libel due to its conversational nature. Talking about it today with my IT colleague Paul [...]

Posted 11 August 2008 † Stuart Hall § Social software ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

More slander than libel in online setting

“Defamation on internet bulletin boards is more like slander than libel, a High Court judge has ruled. Mr Justice Eady said that bulletin board discussions are characterised by “give and take” and should be considered in that context.” Report on 7 August, in Out-law.com.
Thanks to post from Matt Rhodes, of the FreshNetworks Blog, which flagged [...]

Posted 10 August 2008 † Stuart Hall § Main Page § Social software ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: ,