Defamation Havens
- Brian Martin's paper claims that "The Net provides an effective means of responding to Net defamation and for publishing material that the mass media are afraid to touch". [First Monday magazine.]
- http://www.firstmonday.org/issues/issue5_3/martin/
Cyberlibel
- Includes paper entitled 'Defamation on the Internet', bibliography of selected materials, and relevant news stories.
- http://www.cyberlibel.com/cyber.html
Yahoo Groups: Cyberlibel-and-E-mail
- Archive and joining information for an e-mail discussion list for persons concerned with libel on the Internet.
- http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CYBERLIBEL-and-EMAIL/
Wired 4.03: Libel Law - Let It Die
- Arguing that it might be better if libel laws were abolished.
- http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/4.03/letitdie.html
Roger Clarke's 'Defamation on the Web'
- Comprehensive analysis of whether the act of placing a document on a web-site constitutes publication in the jurisdictions into which the document is subsequently downloaded.
- http://www.anu.edu.au/people/Roger.Clarke/II/DefWeb01.html
Online Defamation
- Archive of decisions and litigation provided by the AOL Legal Department.
- http://legal.web.aol.com/decisions/dldefam/
Libel and Defamation in the Information Age
- Eric Eden's article concludes with "The reality is that libel and defamation laws are enforceable in the virtual world just like they are in the real world".
- http://www.english.upenn.edu/~afilreis/defamation-in-cyberspace.html
Defamation on the Internet
- In this paper David F. Sutherland identifies developments respecting the application of defamation law to the Internet.
- http://www.adidem.org/articles/DS5.html
Defamation in Canadian Cyberspace
- Covers defenses against charges of defamation, 'cyberlibel', and the question of liability -- all in the context of Canadian law.
- http://www.angelfire.com/ca2/defamation/
Defamation and the Internet
- Includes background information on the relevant laws, details of notable cases, and analysis of whether system operators are liable for defamatory comments made by on their system.
- http://www-cs-education.stanford.edu/classes/cs201/Projects/defamation-and-the-internet/