Internet Defamation: Liability Transcending Time and Space

With the spread of the Internet grows the possibility of the ultimate international tort. With the ability of a single posting to besmirch the reputation of a person or corporation in every jurisdiction comes potential liability unlimited in space or time. (...)

Originally published in Information and Technology Law (May 2002) (VI: 1, 4). Republished with the kind permission of that journal, its publisher Carswell, and its editor Fraser Mann. CAUTION: The law is current to the date of original publication (2002) and has not been updated. The law may have since changed.