[It would be pretty sweet karma if .AU-traceable IPs were denied (by
major media) access to
major media now. (Yes, I know ".AU-traceable" just slows the sheeple,
not the clued.) ]
Internet Libel Fence Falls Court in Australia Says U.S. Publisher Can Be
Sued There
By Jonathan Krim
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, December 11, 2002; Page A10
An Australian businessman, in a court ruling that could
change how publishers view their ability to distribute
information around the world, won the right to sue a
U.S.
news organization in his home country over a story
published on the Internet.
In the first decision of its kind in any country,
Australia's
highest court ruled yesterday that Dow Jones & Co.,
which
publishes the Wall Street Journal and Barron's, must
stand
trial in Australia, not in the United States, for
allegedly
defaming a mining executive from Melbourne. Like most
countries, Australia offers fewer free-speech
protections
than are afforded by the First Amendment to the U.S.
Constitution.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37437-2002Dec10.html
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