Professor Geist’s regular Toronto Star Law Bytes column (Toronto Star version, HTML backup article, homepage version) takes a closer look at Bangoura v. Washington Post, a recent Ontario case in which the court asserted jurisdiction over the Post due to the availability of an allegedly defamatory article online. The article argues that the decision takes Internet jurisdiction in the wrong direction by adopting a moving target approach. also see: Bangoura v. Washington Post
The Canadian Gutnick – Internet Jurisdiction’s Moving Target.
February 16, 2004
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