The NSW Court of Appeal’s Dylan Voller decision means the media may be liable for the hurtful things users write on social pages. This will have many media companies in a panic.
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The Australian Press Council’s ruling suggests an exemption for ‘entertainment magazines’ from the standard of factual reporting. This ruling has no basis in Australian defamation law.
Media freedom is good, but absolute media freedom could lead to a nastier, more brutish public discourse.
Defamation law reform is on the horizon. Social media companies may be held more liable for what they publish. But this could come at the expense of everyday users.
Journalists are not happy about a decision of the Supreme Court of New South Wales finding that media companies could be liable for defamatory comments made under news stories on their Facebook pages.
Calls to impose harsh prison sentences for verbal crimen injuria are often premised on the need to deter such behaviour.
Google has lost a High Court appeal in defamation litigation brought by Michael Trkulja. It is time to consider that extending “safe harbour” to Google may be a good idea.
A trend of defamation cases going digital has led to a review of defamation law in New South Wales.
Writing a negative online review can have serious consequences, so you need to be careful about how, and what, you write.
The trend of politicians suing other politicians is worrisome since it risks limiting free speech. But there’s a solution at hand known as anti-SLAPP legislation.
Defamation law poses a considerable threat to freedom of speech in Australia, especially where social media is concerned.
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Senior Lecturer in Law, The University of Western Australia
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Professor of Law, University of Sydney
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Lecturer, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Media Law, University of Essex
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Emeritus Professor of Law and Criminal Justice, University of South Australia
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Associate Dean (Academic) and Professor of Political Science, College of Social & Applied Human Sciences, Department of Political Science, University of Guelph
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Reader in Intellectual Property Law, Brunel University London
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Senior Lecturer of Law, University of South Australia
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Associate Professor of Clinical Communication, The Ohio State University
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Professor of Law and Associate Director of the Drake University Constitutional Law Center, Drake University
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Professor Emeritus of Communication and Rhetorical Studies, Syracuse University
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Professor of Political Communication, Department of Politics, Media and Philosophy, La Trobe University
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University Teacher in Journalism, University of Sheffield
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Professor and Dean, Faculty of Law, Western University
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Associate Professor, School of Health Studies, Western University
