The Internet generates novel ways to amuse and offend, provoke and stroke, encourage and destroy. Traditional legal issues remain, though, and web-based defamation is an increasingly common allegation for clients and their lawyers to face. Learn how this classic cause of action manifests online.
Discover the Difference
- Common law defamation versus defamation on the Internet
- What you need to know about the Communications Decency Act
- Get a better grip on slippery ethical issues that arise online
Shield Your Client
- Practical tips on how to best protect your client’s reputation
- Non-litigation and litigation strategies when dealing with an anonymous Internet defamer
Faculty
Jeremy D. Mishkin, Esq. (MODERATOR)
Michael E. Baughman, Esq., Pepper Hamilton LLP - "What’s Different Online?"
David P. Heim, Esq. - "Evaluating a Claim from the Plaintiff’s Perspective"
Jeremy D. Mishkin, Esq - "§230 Complications and Limitations"
Gayle C. Sproul, Esq. - "Basic Elements of Libel"