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Specific Cases
See also:
- Arnold B. Bowker, John A. Joslin and the Carib Inn v. America Online, Inc. - Carib Inn, a Caribbean resort, claims it was defamed when an America Online user reported that her diving instructor was "stoned" during her dive at the resort.
- Dow Jones & Company, Inc v Gutnick - Joe Gutnick--an Australian businessman--sued Dow Jones--the publishers of a magazine, available both on and off-line, that contained an allegedly defamatory article about the plaintiff. It was ruled that an Internet article is published wherever it is read, rather than where the publisher is based.
- Laurence Godfrey v. Demon Internet Limited - Analysis of the case involving the first judicial decision within England and Wales which concerns a defamatory statement made via e-mail through an Internet Usenet discussion group.
- Sidney Blumenthal and Jacqueline Jordan Blumenthal v. Drudge and American Online, Inc. - Sidney Blumenthal, a White House Assistant, sued Matt Drudge, publisher of The Drudge Report, and AOL, a business partner, over a statement published in The Drudge Report which alleged that Blumenthal abused his spouse.
- Zeran v. America On-Line, Inc. - Kenneth Zeran brought this action against America Online, Inc. ("AOL"), arguing that AOL unreasonably delayed in removing defamatory messages posted by an unidentified third party, refused to post retractions of those messages, and failed to screen for similar postings thereafter.
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