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Sunday, May 12, 2013

UK's New Defamation Law May Accelerate The Death Of Anonymous User-Generated Content Internationally

Historically, United Kingdom defamation law has been victim-favorable.  In an effort to modernize its defamation law, the UK Parliament recently enacted the Defamation Act 2013 (royal assent was given on April 25).  The act generally makes it harder for plaintiffs to win defamation lawsuits, but I’ll focus on the effects of Section 5 of the act, entitled “Operators of websites.”

UK's New Defamation Law May Accelerate The Death Of Anonymous User-Generated Content Internationally

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