Privacy in Cyberspace

22 Feb 12: Torrenting of private photos prevented - In the UK case of AMP vs Persons Unknown, [2011] EWHC 3454 (TCC), an unnamed British woman (AMP) has obtained an injunction to prevent anyone from distributing explicit images of her on the internet, including by using bittorrent technology (Buddle Finlay)

13 Feb 12: Hyperlinking and the fine line between defamation and free expression on the internet – Canada’s top court recently chose to boost the rights of bloggers to express themselves rather than risk a chill on online expression by holding bloggers responsible for posting links to defamatory materials, even where that sort of posting may indirectly threaten someone’s reputation (Boughton Law)

5 Oct 2011: A right to sue for invasion of privacy? The Australian Government’s privacy Issues Paper – Australians could have another avenue for controlling their private information if the Federal Government proceeds with the proposal for legislation which would allow Australians to take legal action if their privacy has been seriously invaded (Clayton Utz)

9 Sep 2011: Practical ways to deal with defamation and brand disparagement on the web – Five practical options which should be explored before embarking on litigation (DLA Piper)

27 May 2011: Facebook, photos, journalists and privacy – some legal issues arising from the Ben Grubb affair (Minter Ellison)

11 May 2011: The Senate Standing Committee on Environment, Communications and the Arts released its report on ‘The adequacy of protections for the privacy of Australians online’ last month (Minter Ellison)

21 March 2011: A discussion of why copyright law was not pleaded in the court case of Moreno v. Hanford Sentinel (Slashdot)

21 March 2011: Cynthia Moreno’s “An ode to Coalinga” (Fresnobee)