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[ NNSquad ] Canadian Supreme Court rules linking does not constitute defamation 

Canadian Supreme Court rules linking does not constitute defamation

http://j.mp/qfTtev  (Globe and Mail)

    "The Court was unanimous in ruling that anyone whose site supplies
     hyperlinks that lead to another site has not published it for the
     purposes of libel and defamation law.  The decision effectively gives
     the benefit of the doubt to internet posters who may be unaware that a
     site they link to could contain defamatory material about another
     party."

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A bit of common sense prevails.

--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren 
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org 
Founder:
 - Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org 
 - Global Coalition for Transparent Internet Performance: http://www.gctip.org
 - PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com 
Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy
Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com 
Google+: http://vortex.com/g+lauren 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/laurenweinstein 
Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 / Skype: vortex.com