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http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,56793-0.html
Interesting. If you publish on the web, you might be sued in any country where people can access the story.
The story's about an Australian, Joe Gutnick -- he's bringing suit in Victoria because that's where people know him, even though the article was written for a US market.
SYDNEY, Australia -- In a landmark case, Australia's highest court on Tuesday gave a businessman the right to sue for defamation in Australia over an article published in the United States and posted on the Internet.
Analysts suggest the ruling against international news service Dow Jones, the first by a nation's top court to deal with cross-border Internet defamation, could set a precedent and affect publishers and websites that post articles in the 190 nations that allow defamation cases.
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Interesting. If you publish on the web, you might be sued in any country where people can access the story.
The story's about an Australian, Joe Gutnick -- he's bringing suit in Victoria because that's where people know him, even though the article was written for a US market.