Remember, if you have ever posted a message to a newsgroup or if you have your own home page then you own the copyright for that work. Defamation Defamation is when a published statement either causes, or is likely to cause, damage to a person's reputation or business. The posting of messages to a newsgroup and possibly even private email could be considered to be publishing for the purposes of Queensland law. The ease with which people can send an email message or post an article to a newsgroup has made the issue of defamation an area of considerable discussion, especially as everyone who forwards the message is potentially liable. Remember your netiquette when sending and forwarding mail, when posting to newsgroups , and even when creating your own home page.
Some stories call for censorship and control over what is available on the Internet.
The issue of censorship is an extremely controversial and enduring one. The Internet, however, has added a new dimension to this already difficult issue. The world contains a large diversity of moral standards and political situations and it would be impossible to accommodate all of these in any legislation, let alone police it. This means that each country will have to decide what works best for it and try as best it can to make the legislation work. If you are a provider of controversial material, you will have to remember that just because it is legal where you are does not mean that it is legal elsewhere.