Law 897: The Law in Cyberspace Seminar

Assignment for September 25, 2008

Part II: Defamation online

1. Introduction:
   • Read a brief summary of defamation law from wikibooks.
2. 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)
3. Public Figures: 
   • Visit PURE
     • Wow, That was fast! The page I sent you to has disappeared from the webpage I cited, and been pulled from the wayback machine. Here's a pdf of the file as it remains in Google's cache. You'll miss some of the graphics, but you'll be able to read the content.
   • Read: World Wide Association of Specialty Programs v. Pure, Inc, 450 F.3d 1132 (10th Cir. 2006)
4. 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)

 

5. 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)