Cyber-Defamation
Defamation generated in cyberspace has the potential to encourage calculated international forum shopping
- In contrast to U.S. law, the British cause of action for defamation is strict liability, which presumes actual damages and places on the defendant the burden of both justification and proving the truth of the statements
- What U.S. courts might consider an exercise of First Amendment free speech rights, other countries consider a malicious attack on another’s reputation