Law 897: The Law in Cyberspace Seminar
Assignment for September 25, 2008
Part II: Defamation online
Introduction:
Read a
brief summary
of defamation law from wikibooks.
Jurisdiction:
Look at
MovingScam.com
Read
Best Van Lines v. Walker
, 490 F.3d 239 (2d Cir 2007)
Read
Goldhaber v. Kohlenberg
, (NJ Super 2007)
Public Figures
:
Visit
PURE
Read:
World Wide Association of Specialty Programs v. Pure
, Inc, 450 F.3d 1132 (10th Cir. 2006)
Anonomymity:
Read
John Doe No. 1 v. Cahill
, 884 A.2d 451 (Delaware 2005)
Read
Doe v. Individuals whose true names are unknown
, 561 F. Supp. 2d 249 (D. Conn. 2008)
Optional: They do things a little differently in the U.K.
Read
Jameel v. Wall Street Journal
, [2006] UKHL 44
Read
Sheffield Wednesday Football Club v. Heargreaves
, [2007] EWHC 2375 (QB)
Return
to the syllabus.