Personal jurisdiction and internet defamation: an analysis of post-Zippo jurisdiction decisions in internet libel cases
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- March 21, 2019
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Jones, Jonathan D.
- Affiliation: Hussman School of Journalism and Media
- Abstract
- Obtaining personal jurisdiction over Internet speakers in libel cases has become a source of confusion for many appellate courts. The only United States Supreme Court jurisdiction decisions involving defamation cases came long before the Internet was a household communication tool. This thesis analyzes the various tests state and federal appellate courts applied from 1997-2010 in determining when an out-of-state defendant is subject to jurisdiction in a defamation claim based on Internet comments.
- Date of publication
- August 2011
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- "... in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Mass Communication in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication."
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- Walden, Ruth C.
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- Place of publication
- Chapel Hill, NC
- Access right
- Open access
- Date uploaded
- March 18, 2013
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