The Supreme Court of Canada has unanimously ruled that online publications cannot be found liable for linking to defamatory material. The decision effectively shields anyone who publishes a link, as long as the linking itself is not defamatory. The case…
CBC News The Supreme Court of Canada will hear arguments on Tuesday from the people Conrad Black has accused of libelling him. The former media mogul is trying to sue members of a special committee at Hollinger International, the defunct…
Post by Randall Ryder In a recent case, the Third Circuit of Appeals ruled that an Illinois newspaper must reveal the identity of an anonymous commentator. Going forward, will this change the way newspapers and individuals approach online comments? The case…
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has required an Illinois newspaper to reveal the identity of an online commenter. The case revolved around an Illinois couple who tried to convert their home to a bed and breakfast. They were unsuccessful…
Victoria Firm Settles Online Defamation Case AdviceScene.com announces today that it has reached a satisfactory settlement in its Internet defamation action against LawBuzz.ca. This case is one of a growing number of defamation cases involving online postings. Forum users are…
AdviceScene recently settled a case against Lawbuzz Canada Inc. over comments published on their legal forum last year. The apology is part of the settlement agreement. We sued Lawbuzz for publishing defamatory statements made by four of it’s anonymous members;…
From guest blogger lawiscool.com Simon Singh, a British journalist and a popularizer of science, is fighting a lawsuit. In his article for the Guardian, Singh wrote that the British Chiropractic Association (BCA) promoted bogus treatments. The BCA sued him for…
Guest Blogger: Antonin Pribetic “Online publications are often about people, and it is perhaps human nature to find greater pleasure in writing and reading scandalous stories reflecting upon the wickedness of one’s fellow men than about the Mother Teresas of…