http://www.ncl.ac.uk/~nlawwww/articles1/auburn1.html
In Rindos v Hardwick (1994) the Western Australia Supreme Court awarded
damages for defamation arising out of an item in a newsgroup published
on the Internet. This comment examines the decision and considers its
wider implications both for users of the Internet and service providers
on the Internet.
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