Comparative Defamation and Privacy Law

Leading experts from common law jurisdictions examine defamation and privacy, two major and interrelated issues for law and media.

List of contents

1. Defamation and privacy in an era of 'more speech' Andrew T. Kenyon; 2. 'Anyone ... in any medium'? The scope of Canada's responsible communication defence Hilary Young; 3. 'Ceci n'est pas une pipe': the autopoietic inanity of the single meaning rule Andrew Scott; 4. New York Times v. Sullivan at 50 years: defamation in separate orbits David Partlett; 5. Defamation and democracy Russell L. Weaver; 6. 'A reasonable expectation of privacy': a coherent or redundant concept? Eric Barendt; 7. The effects of media intrusion into grief: a case study Nicole Moreham and Yvette Tinsley; 8. Press freedom, the public interest and privacy Gavin Phillipson; 9. The Atlantic divide on privacy and free speech Kirsty Hughes and Neil M. Richards; 10. The 'right to be forgotten' by search engines under data privacy law: a legal and policy analysis of the Costeja decision David Lindsay; 11. 'Privacy for the weak, transparency for the powerful' Melissa de Zwart; 12. The trouble with dignity Amy Gajda; 13. The uncertain landscape of Article 8 of the ECHR: the protection of reputation as a fundamental human right? Tanya Aplin and Jason Bosland; 14. Vindicating reputation and privacy David Rolph; 15. Divining the dignity torts: a possible future for defamation and privacy Ursula Cheer; 16. Reverberations of Sullivan? Considering defamation and privacy law reform Andrew T. Kenyon and Megan Richardson.

About the author

Andrew T. Kenyon is Professor of Law and a Director of the Centre for Media and Communications Law at the University of Melbourne.

Summary

Defamation and privacy, major and interrelated issues for law and media, are examined here by experts from common law jurisdictions. Aimed at a wide legal audience, this book will be of interest to all those working on commonwealth or US law, as well as scholars from wider jurisdictions.

Product details

• Authors: Andrew T. Kenyon, Andrew T. (University of Melbourne) Kenyon
• Assisted by: Andrew T. Kenyon (Editor), Andrew T. (University of Melbourne) Kenyon (Editor), Kenyon Andrew T. (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2018
• EAN: 9781107559189
• ISBN: 978-1-107-55918-9
• No. of pages: 398
• Series: Cambridge Intellectual Property and Information Law; Cambridge Intellectual Propert; Cambridge Intellectual Property and Information Law
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Mercantile and commercial law; Law, LAW / Commercial / General, LAW / Media & the Law, LAW / Intellectual Property / General, LAW / Computer & Internet, LAW / Entertainment, intellectual property law, Entertainment & media law, Entertainment and media law, E-commerce law