A recent defamation case in Australia demonstrates that when it comes to cases involving the Internet the world is in uncharted territory. This is despite evidence that Internet use is booming, that news forms have changed online, and that reading news is a popular activity on the new media. ...
their name might have been used, or their photo might have been published together with other defamatory remarks. In some cases, describing the characteristics or identifying features of a person may be enough to show that they were identified...
confirmation that the cap on damages for non-economic loss is to be treated as a scale, which cap is only reached in the most serious defamation cases. The cap cannot be exceeded, which will assist the formulation and understanding of damage awards by courts in defamation cases. That said, ...
In this case, Google may be right. The Australian defamation verdict would likely result in more such cases and probably more of the “global rule versus local rule” for the removal of search results.
The court also heard testimony from Sam Ross, who shared that she had taken three flights to get to Hawaii from Australia to speak on Gallagher’s behalf. Ross, a doula and erotic pregnancy content creator, emphasized that she had never felt uncomfortable with Gallagher’s participation in the...
aJuries make a decision on the facts of a case, not on points of law, Juries are usually not used in civil cases except in defamation cases, and not at all in the Australian Capital Territory or South Australia. Majority verdicts are accepted in most types of criminal and civil cases. ...
Laws intended to curb hate crimes have beenimplementedin several other Western countries.Australia, for example, has outlawed at the federal, state, and territory level words and images that incite hatred toward particular racial, ethnic, and religious groups. Relying on existingdiscriminationlaw, Aust...
court cases related to sexual assaultment including LaChance v. Boston Herald and Bustos v. A & E Television Network. It mentions that anti-SLAPP strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPP) prevent lawsuits by silencing citizens from petitioning government officials through prolonged ...
Amendments to section 35 in order to clarify the nature of the cap on damages for non-economic loss and ensure that aggravation falls within a reasonable range of assessment.The MDPs provide for a maximum amount of damages for non-economic loss, but several recent cases have undermined any ...
A recent defamation case in Australia demonstrates that when it comes to cases involving the Internet the world is in uncharted territory. This is despite ... Grant,David - 《Journalism Studies》 被引量: 5发表: 2002年 Online Harassment, Defamation, and Hateful Speech: A Primer of the Legal ...