Australian, English and Canadian court rulings associated with defamatory Internet communications emanating from the United States may limit American speech, a specter that stands to cast a long, haunting shadow over a range of U.S.-based activities, from publishing to online auctions to discussion and criticism.
Overseas Court Decisions Limit U.S. Internet Speech
Australian, English and Canadian court rulings associated with defamatory Internet communications emanating from the United States may limit American speech, a specter that stands to cast a long, haunting shadow over a range of U.S.-based activities, from publishing to online auctions to discussion and criticism.<br/>For jurisdictional purposes, Internet publications may be subject to worldwide legal difficulties. Using common law theory, foreign courts have found American Internet publishers liable for harm to readers located in foreign jurisdictions, and have subjected those publishers to foreign-liability law, even though American law holds the sender immune from liability.
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Jonathan Bick
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