Next Table of Contents D. Defamatory Material.
Defamation is also actionable wherever it is 'published', which means whenever it is available.
This can lead to forum shopping and as New South Wales courts will allow a plaintiff to obtain damages in relation to publication in New South Wales and to publication elsewhere, New South Wales will be the forum of choice of Australian defamation plaintiffs. No doubt service providers will be pursued for their deep pockets. Italy An email forum called Lisa has been removed from the computers of Bologna University, according to recent reports in the UK press. Apparently defamatory messages were being circulated to members of the list, concerning members of another online group. The university stated that its network belonged to the Ministry of Education and it was therefore obliged to exercise control.