Better Watch What You Write! Worldwide Libel and the World Wide Web

Information Today, Vol. 18, No. 11, p. 16, December 2001

4 Pages Posted: 26 Jun 2010

Date Written: December 2001

Abstract

Talking about the global advantages of the Internet is almost a cliché at this point. The Internet has given publishers great and small the ability to cost-effectively reach world-wide audiences previously unreachable. Librarians and other information consumers in return benefit by having access to a wealth of information resources. Secure access, licensing and subscriber systems allow commercial exploitation of these resources for the benefit of both producers and consumers worldwide. However, recent court rulings have shown that worldwide access to information can create worldwide headaches for the information industry.

Keywords: copyright law, lawsuits, defamation, Internet, licensing, market effects, slander, libel, free speech, First Amendment, global impact, access, jurisdiction, publishing industry

Suggested Citation

Pike, George H., Better Watch What You Write! Worldwide Libel and the World Wide Web (December 2001). Information Today, Vol. 18, No. 11, p. 16, December 2001, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1629891

George H. Pike (Contact Author)

Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law ( email )

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Chicago, IL 60611
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