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liability for defamation

By Maanit Zemel | 2 Minutes Read November 14, 2011

The hyperlink case – a licence to defame?

In Crookes v. Newman, Mr. Crookes sued Mr. Newman for online defamation because of hyperlinks that Mr. Newman had placed in articles he published online. The hyperlinks, when clicked, took the readers to websites that contained statements that Mr. Crookes claimed were defamatory of him. Mr. Crookes lost at trial and on appeal and took his case all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada.

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By Maanit Zemel | 2 Minutes Read October 6, 2010

Help! I have been defamed online: Practical tips – Part II

In last month’s post, I provided a few practical tips for victims of online defamation. In this post, I will discuss a problem associated with defamation posted on a server located in the United States, and will provide some tips on how to respond to such a problem.

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