Professor Geist comments on the recent Alberta cyber-libel decision in which a judge awarded both general and punitive damages for defamatory postings on a stock chat site. The judge ruled that the anonymous postings were more likely to be believed because they were anonymous, a conclusion Professor Geist disputes. see: […]
Archive for February 10th, 2004
Unhappy Gilmore: The Internet’s Six Layers of Liability
Torys Technology Law Tuesday Speaker Series, University of Ottawa, Common Law Section, Ottawa, ON link
Unhappy Gilmore: The Internet’s Six Layers of Liability
Torys Technology Law Tuesday Speaker Series, University of Ottawa, Common Law Section, Ottawa, ON link
The Globe and Mail
Net libel open to higher damages
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