International Law: Google, Hyperlinks and Defamation

International Law: Google, Hyperlinks and Defamation
American Bar Association Section of International Law - Hyatt Regency on Capitol HIll
Pressing Matters: A Comparative Review of Defamation in the Borderless World

Issues of free speech and defamation are not just the worry of the news media. All commercial lawyers need to understand these issues. Social media, electronic versions of newspapers and magazines, "gripe" websites, blogs and a host of other digital formats as well as traditional "paper" media, have raised the stakes for misstep in their communications. A panel representing a cross-section of common law countries -- Canada, England, Ireland and the United States -- will engage in a comparative review of libel and defamation issues in the borderless world, addressing such questions as personal jurisdiction, defenses and the parameters of "free speech" and its limitations.

Sponsoring Committee:
International Litigation Committee

Program Chair & Speaker:
RICHARD DEARDEN
Gowlings
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Program Chair & Moderator:
STEVEN M. RICHMAN
Duane Morris LLP
Princeton, New Jersey

Speakers:
JOHN DOYLE
Dillon Eustace
Dublin, Ireland

MICHAEL MARTINEZ
Crowell & Moring LLP
Washington, DC

KATE MATTHEWS
Stevens & Bolton LLP
London, United Kingdom