Internet Lawyers: Are Website Hosts Responsible For Defamatory Comments Posted On Their Websites? Internet Law
Website operators lie behind the scenes of the complex tapestry, which makes up the World Wide Web. Their role is valuable; however most of us give them no thought, so long as we can access the internet and relevant sites, where and when we want them! Until something goes wrong, that is. Once something defamatory is published against you or against your company, website operators become a crucial point of call in the search for who may be responsible for the original publication of the defamatory material, and also key to getting the article or site removed.
However, one is forced to ask the question, why did the operators allow such material to be published in the first place? Do they have an obligation to carry out checks on the information being published, making them liable too? Or is their ignorance a frustrating, but valid, excuse?
Section 1, the Defamation Act 1996 offers.....Read Full Article by Defamation Lawyer on Bains Cohen Solicitors' blog
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