The Guardian reports that an internet libel and invasion of privacy case based on allegations over posts made on the blogs of advertising group WPP has been settled out of court. Proceedings had already begun before a jury in the High Court, which hears all UK libel cases. From the Guardian:
Stanford Center for Internet and Society
In the heart of the Silicon Valley, legal doctrine is emerging that will determine the course of civil rights and technological innovation for decades to come. The Center for Internet and Society (CIS), housed at Stanford Law School and a part of the Law, Science and Technology Program, is at the apex of this evolving area of law.
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UK Internet Libel and Privacy Case Settles Before Judgement
by Robin Hamman, posted on March 30, 2007 - 1:48am.
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by Robin Hamman, posted on March 22, 2007 - 9:15am.
About two years ago, I started collecting links to posts, articles, academic discussions and case law about internet libel. I've put this into del.icio.us where I've used the tags internetlaw and internetlibel.
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