Linking of the website material

Restrictions on commercial use

Replication restricted to personal or educational use

Intellectual Property restrictions

Spam and virus restrictions

Restrictions on illegal and harmful content

General provision on illegal activity

Conclusions

As can be seen from the discussion, international regulation is the key to ISP liability. Multinational enterprises require legal certainty and a level playing field throughout the globe. International standards need to be adopted through international conventions rather than relying on the extraterritorial application of one powerful State’s rules.

Topic Activities

Critically evaluate the implications of the Godfrey ruling for the internet and the future of defamation law in the UK and beyond.

Should ISPs be liable for content or are they merely providers of a communication service?

Should there be different levels of responsibility and liability placed upon ISPs based on subject matter?
Further Reading

E-commerce Law, Paul Todd, Cavendish 2005, Ch. 12

The Interaction between American & Foreign libel law: US courts refuse to enforce English libel judgments, Kyu Ho Youm,  I & 英语论文网 【http://www.51lunwen.org】CLQ Vol. 49, 131

Defamation: forum shopping. Katherine Rimell & Charlotte Curtis. Ent. L.R. 2000, 11(7), N84-86

Lost in cyberspace: a closer look at ISP liability, Eugene R. Sullivan, Ent LR 2001 12(6) 192-195

Caching and copyright: the right of temporary copying, P. Bernt Hugenholtz, EIPR 2000 22(10) 482-493

Applying old rules to new technology, Carine Bernault, EIPR 2002 24(4) 220-227

Exploitation and liability in the light of media convergence, Andre Lucas, EIPR 2001 23(6) 275-280

Belgium: e-commerce - content liability, Stephen Cattoor, CTLR 7(5) 83-84

Liability of online publishers following Gutnick, Niri Shanmuganathan and Lorna Caddy, NLJ 14 March 2003

Aussie Rules... Gutnick And The Implications For On-Line Publishers, Steadman,  June 2003, ITLT 11.6(2)

Australia: electronic commerce -  defamation and internet jurisdiction, Swinson and Galvin C.T.L.R. 2003, 9(3), N33-35

Defamation in cyberspace: hope of reform for ISPs? McDermott and Hurst, Comms. L. 2003, 8(2), 261-267

Lost in Cyberspace: A Closer Look at ISP Liability, Eugene R. Sullivan, Ent. L.R. 2001, 12(6), 192-195

Defamation on the Internet, Stephen Dooley, C.T.L.R. 1995, 1(6), 191-195
USA: First Major Ruling on Defamation in Cyberspace, Rupesh Chandrani, Ent. L.R. 2000, 11(8), N104-105

Universities, Defamation and the Internet, DV Wick, MLR 1999, 62(1), 58-78.

ISPs on the Hook, Davi 本文来自：英语论文网 【http://www.51lunwen.org】