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Re-Imagining Resolution Of Online Defamation Disputes, Emily B. Laidlaw
Re-Imagining Resolution Of Online Defamation Disputes, Emily B. Laidlaw
Osgoode Hall Law Journal
If an individual or company is defamed online, they have two options to resolve the dispute, absent a technical solution. They can complain to an intermediary or launch a civil action. Both are deficient for a variety of reasons. Civil litigation is often unsuitable given the nature of online communications (across different platforms, jurisdictions, involving multiple parties, and spread with ease), the length and cost of litigation, and the ineffectiveness of traditional remedies. Intermediary dispute resolution processes can sometimes be effective, but lack industry standards and due process, place intermediaries in pseudo-judicial roles, and depend on the changeable commitments of …