Defamation on the Internet: Joseph Gutnick v Dow Jones

Abstract

This paper investigates a defamation dispute involving an Australian businessman, Joseph Gutnick, and an American publisher specialising in economic reports and analyses, Dow Jones and Company. The dispute has provided Australian courts with a major opportunity to see how the rules of private international law can be applied in the context of the Internet. The paper considers the possible impact on online publishing of a decision allowing Gutnick to sue Dow in his home state of Victoria, Australia.

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