Defamation and the internet: the multiple publication rule
Status: Closed - awaiting response
Open date: 16 September 2009
Close date: 16 December 2009
This consultation seeks views on the 'multiple publication rule' under which each publication of defamatory material can form the basis of a new defamation claim, and its effects in relation to online archives.
The paper considers the arguments for and against the rule and the alternatives of a single publication rule.
- Defamation and the internet: the multiple publication rule (PDF 0.45mb 47 pages)
- List of questions for response (Word 0.05mb 3 pages)