The Internet (also known simply as the Net) can be briefly understood as "a network of networks". Specifically, it is the worldwide, publicly accessible network of interconnected computer networks that transmit data by packet switching using the standard Internet Protocol (IP). It consists of millions of smaller domestic, academic, business, and governmental networks, which together carry various information and services, such as electronic mail, online chat, file transfer, and the interlinked Web pages and other documents of the World Wide Web.
Contrary to some common usage, the Internet and the World Wide Web are not synonymous: the Internet is a collection of interconnected computer networks, linked by copper wires, fiber-optic cables, wireless connections etc.; the Web is a collection of interconnected documents, linked by hyperlinks and URLs. The World Wide Web is accessible via the Internet, along with many other services including e-mail, file sharing and others described below.
Internet :: Computer and Technology Law

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CyberLaw: Libel and Suppression - Jonathan Rosenoer asks whether the decision in Shahvar v. Superior Court, 94 C.D.O.S. undermined a rule ensuring unintimidated access to the courts and the free flow of information concerning public disputes.
Cyberlibel - Includes paper entitled 'Defamation on the Internet', bibliography of selected materials, and relevant news stories.
Cyberlibel: Innocent Dissemination on the Internet - Article that discusses defamation on the Internet from a UK perspective.
Defamation and the Internet - Includes background information on the relevant laws, details of notable cases, and analysis of whether system operators are liable for defamatory comments made by on their system.
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Defamation Havens - Brian Martin's paper claims that The Net provides an effective means of responding to Net defamation and for publishing material that the mass media are afraid to touch. [First Monday magazine.]
Meta Description: [ A country without laws against
defamation could become a defamation haven by providing Web sites and
publication assistance. ]
Defamation on the Internet - In this paper David F. Sutherland identifies developments respecting the application of defamation law to the Internet.
Libel and Defamation in the Information Age - Eric Eden's article concludes with The reality is that libel and defamation laws are enforceable in the virtual world just like they are in the real world
Online Defamation - Archive of decisions and litigation provided by the AOL Legal Department.
Roger Clarke's 'Defamation on the Web' - Comprehensive analysis of whether the act of placing a document on a web-site constitutes publication in the jurisdictions into which the document is subsequently downloaded.
Should Audio-Visual Defamation on the Internet be Treated as Libel or Slander? - Analysis by Zenas Zelotes of the University of Iowa College of Law.
The Law of Defamation and the Internet - Recent legal developments, prepared by an Australian barrister.
Wired 4.03: Libel Law - Let It Die - Arguing that it might be better if libel laws were abolished.
Yahoo Groups: Cyberlibel-and-E-mail - Archive and joining information for an e-mail discussion list for persons concerned with libel on the Internet.
Meta Description: [ CYBERLIBEL-AND-EMAIL: This is a "niche" or specialty Discussion E-list for CyberCitizens, re. Electronic Publishing ]
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