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Ames v Spamhaus Project Ltd

[2015] EWHC 127 (QB)
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
Year2015
Statusunclear

Key Principle

Online defamation; publication on internet; serious harm threshold; website operator's liability for defamatory content; Defamation Act 2013

Area of Law

media

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