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Libel in the Blogosphere: Some Preliminary Thoughts (Final Version)

Glenn Harlan Reynolds
University of Tennessee College of Law

Washington Law Review, Vol. 84, p. 1157, 2006

Abstract:
This brief essay attempts to account for the paucity of libel litigation relating to weblogs, and to explore ways in which the law of libel may change in response to the different character of weblogs, and new media in general.

Keywords: libel, blogosphere, weblogs, defamation, blumenthal, reynolds, bloggership

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Date posted: November 16, 2007 ; Last revised: November 19, 2007

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Reynolds, Glenn Harlan, Libel in the Blogosphere: Some Preliminary Thoughts (Final Version). Washington Law Review, Vol. 84, p. 1157, 2006. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1030527

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