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Ames v Spamhaus Project Ltd

[2015] EWHC 127 (QB)
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtHigh Court (QB)
Year2015
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Online defamation case applying the Defamation Act 2013 serious harm threshold to internet publication and website operator liability for defamatory content.

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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