Defamation refers to attacks on a person's honesty, integrity, or virtue which result in public contempt, ridicule, or financial injury. This category lists sites whose topics pertain to defamation from a journalistic standpoint or as an issue of journalism.
Regular Websites
Web site provides a complete text of the official legislation document known as the Defamation Act 1996, for those living and doing business in the United Kingdom. - Defamation Act 1996
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1996/ukpga_19960031_en_1
Defamation Law and Free Speech
Web site provides information on defamation law, specifically the legal rights and options for those threatened with legal action or are currently engaged in a lawsuit. - Defamation Law and Free Speech
http://www.uow.edu.au/arts/sts/bmartin/dissent/documents/defamation.html
Web site features a white paper which identifies and explains the developments respecting the application of defamation law to the internet. - Defamation on the Internet
http://www.adidem.org/articles/DS5.html
Law of Defamation and the Internet
Web site features white papers on the recent legal developments in the area of defamation law and the internet; prepared by an Australian barrister. - Law of Defamation and the Internet
http://www.mattcollins.com.au/oupupdates.htm
Web site serves as an archive of both past and present decisions and litigation; organized by keyword and date by the AOL Legal Department. - Online Defamation
http://legal.web.aol.com/decisions/dldefam/