Comments on: Defamation Bill – Will it Meet Internet Users’ Needs?

By: Digital Rights Ireland » Why Irish defamation law is still inadequate for the internet

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 11:11:40 +0000

[...] the draft Bill was published, we identified several areas which needed to be addressed to protect freedom of expression for internet users. Unfortunately, only one of these areas was ultimately covered by the Act – the introduction [...]

By: Administrator

Administrator — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:47:35 +0000

@Garrett

The most useful aspect of the Act as finally adopted is the abolition of the multiple publication rule. Eoin O’Dell has an analysis here:
http://www.cearta.ie/2009/09/libel-tourism-online-defamation-and-multiple-publication/

By: Baz

Baz — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:19:36 +0000

In theory if a server is US based, with a .com domain and the website owner has left the WHOIS set to the registrar in the US, they can say anything they want, because they would have to address any complaints via the registrar, who when they recieve the email or letter, etc is not committing a crime in country of “broadcast”

By: garrett wyse

garrett wyse — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 10:22:48 +0000

I am wondering if anyone has any indication of the consequences of the latest defamation bill going to the president today has for online publishers?

By: Website Reviewer

Website Reviewer — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 01:05:13 +0000

The usual thing is to get your lawyer to issue a C + D (Cease and Desist) Order to the offending website – be it copyright infringement or slander (UK law).

By: Legal Advices and Services

Legal Advices and Services — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 10:33:06 +0000

Legal Advices and Services…

I couldn’t understand some parts of this article, but it sounds interesting…

By: Tuppenceworth.ie blog » Blogging the Election talk now online

Tuppenceworth.ie blog » Blogging the Election talk now online — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 19:34:52 +0000

[...] Similarly for an expert view of the Defamation Bill from the point of view of online publishers, see TJ McIntyre’s article from the Commercial Law Practitioner Defamation Reform: the Impact on Internet Publications. [...]

By: Damien Mulley » Blog Archive » Shill Shill Shill - The Irish Times piece on blogs and defamation

Fri, 21 Apr 2006 12:07:16 +0000

[...] Hadly any variation on the press release. As Gavin also points out. This is pure pimping and still adds nothing to the debate. TJ McIntyre and the good folks at Digital Rights Ireland are probably better qualified to write this piece. [...]