David Rolph

The University of Sydney Law School

New Law Building, F10

The University of Sydney

Sydney, NSW 2006

Australia

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Scholarly Papers (34)

1.

Defamation by Social Media

Precedent, Vol. 117, pp. 16-21, 2013, Sydney Law School Research Paper No. 13/81
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 20 Nov 2013
David Rolph
The University of Sydney Law School
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Defamation, Social media, Australia, United Kingdom, Anonymity, Internet intermediaries, Internet service providers, Search engines, Publication

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Dirty Pictures: Defamation, Reputation and Nudity

Law Text Culture, No. 10, pp. 101-134, 2006, Sydney Law School Research Paper No. 07/78
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 27 Nov 2007
David Rolph
The University of Sydney Law School
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Tort, Defamation, Reputation, Celebrity, Nudity, Photography, Ridicule, Australia

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A Critique of the National, Uniform Defamation Laws

Torts Law Journal, Vol. 16, No. 3, pp. 207-48, 2008, Sydney Law School Research Paper No. 09/05
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 30 Jan 2009
David Rolph
The University of Sydney Law School
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Defamation, Media law, Law reform, Australia, Choice of law, Tort, Renvoi, Limitation periods, Libel, Slander, Criminal defamation, Standing to sue, Corporations, Defamation of the dead, Defamatory matter, Imputations, Juries, Defences, Justification, Remedies

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A Critique of the Defamation Act 2013: Lessons for and from Australian Defamation Law Reform

Communication Law, Vol. 21, No. 4, 116-122, 2016, Sydney Law School Research Paper No. 17/98
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 19 Dec 2017
David Rolph
The University of Sydney Law School
Downloads 925 (39,481)
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Defamation, Tort, Law reform, Australia, United Kingdom, Serious harm, Corporations, Qualified privilege, Public interest

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Publication, Innocent Dissemination and the Internet after Dow Jones & Co Inc v Gutnick

University of New South Wales Law Journal, Vol. 33, No. 2, pp. 562-580, 2010, Sydney Law School Research Paper No. 10/105
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 29 Oct 2010 Last Revised: 28 Nov 2010
David Rolph
The University of Sydney Law School
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Tort, Media law, Defamation, Internet, Publication, Publishers, Innocent Dissemination, Internet Service Providers, Search Engines, Liability

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Showing Restraint: Interlocutory Injunctions in Defamation Cases

Media and Arts Law Review, Vol. 14, No. 3, pp. 255-291, 2009, Sydney Law School Research Paper No. 09/102
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 07 Oct 2009
David Rolph
The University of Sydney Law School
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tort, defamation, Australia, interlocutory injunctions, equitable principles, public interest, public benefit, freedom of speech, prior restraint, trial by media, reputation, privacy

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Corporations’ Right to Sue for Defamation: An Australian Perspective

Entertainment Law Review, Vol. 22, pp. 195-200, 2011, Sydney Law School Research Paper No. 11/51
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 22 Aug 2011
David Rolph
The University of Sydney Law School
Downloads 580 (73,258)

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tort, defamation, media law, corporations, standing to sue, Australia, United Kingdom, law reform, national uniform defamation laws, misleading or deceptive conduct, breach of confidence, injurious falsehood, injunctions

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Uniform at Last? An Overview of Uniform, National Defamation Laws

Precedent, Vol. 76, pp. 35-38, 2006, Sydney Law School Research Paper No. 08/141
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 28 Nov 2008
David Rolph
The University of Sydney Law School
Downloads 526 (82,728)

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Defamation, Torts, Media law, Australia, National, uniform defamation laws, Law reform, Standing, Corporations, Deceased persons, Limitation periods, Juries, Defences, Remedies, Damages

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Rebel Wilson's Pitch Perfect Defamation Victory

(2018) 29(2) Entertainment Law Review 37, Sydney Law School Research Paper No. 18/32, UWA School of Law Research Paper No. 2018
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 24 May 2018
David Rolph and Michael Douglas
The University of Sydney Law School and The University of Western Australia Law School
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defamation, damages, economic loss, conflict of laws, tort law, Australia, loss of opportunity, celebrity, grapevine effect

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The Interaction of Remedies for Defamation and Privacy

Precedent, Vol. 108, pp. 14-17, 2012, Sydney Law School Research Paper No. 12/14
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 07 Mar 2012
David Rolph
The University of Sydney Law School
Downloads 516 (84,738)

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privacy, defamation, media law, Australia, remedies, damages, injunctions, law reform

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Preparing for a Full-Scale Invasion? Truth, Privacy and Defamation

Communications Law Bulletin, Vol. 25, No. 3/4, pp. 5-8, 2007, Sydney Law School Research Paper No. 07/85
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 30 Nov 2007
David Rolph
The University of Sydney Law School
Downloads 483 (91,890)

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Defamation, Australia, New South Wales, National, uniform defamation laws, Truth, Justification, Defences, Public interest, Public benefit, Privacy, Reputation, Law reform

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The Concept of Publication in Defamation Law

Torts Law Journal, Vol 27, No. 1 (in press)
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 28 May 2021
David Rolph
The University of Sydney Law School
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Tort; Defamation; Media law; Publication; Strict liability; Innocent dissemination; Omissions

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No Worries? Employers' Duty of Care for Negligently Inflicted Stress

Australian Journal of Labour Law, Vol. 18, No. 3, pp. 344-356, 2005, Sydney Law School Research Paper No. 07/02
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 15 Jan 2007
David Rolph
The University of Sydney Law School
Downloads 438 (103,099)

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Torts, Negligence, Psychiatric harm, Duty of care, Workplace stress, Employer-employee relations, Australia, Comparison with United Kingdom, Interaction of tort and contract

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Are Juries Necessary? The Role of Juries in Defamation Trials

Precedent, No. 92, pp. 10-14, 2009, Sydney Law School Research Paper No. 09/66
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 13 Jul 2009
David Rolph
The University of Sydney Law School
Downloads 396 (115,876)

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defamation, media law, juries, trials, 'ordinary, reasonable reader', Australia,New South Wales, law reform

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The Message, Not the Medium: Defamation, Publication and the Internet in Dow Jones & Co Inc v Gutnick

Sydney Law Review, Vol. 24, No. 2, pp. 263-280, 2002, Sydney Law School Research Paper No. 07/48
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 12 Jul 2007
David Rolph
The University of Sydney Law School
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Defamation, Private international law, Internet; Publication, Jurisdiction, Forum non conveniens, Dow Jones v Gutnick, Globalisation, Freedom of expression

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A Carton of Milk, a Bump to the Head and One Legal Headache: Vicarious Liability in the High Court of Australia

Australian Journal of Labour Law, Vol. 19, No. 3, pp. 294-305, 2006, Sydney Law School Research Paper No. 08/26
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 12 Mar 2008
David Rolph
The University of Sydney Law School
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Negligence, Personal injuries, Vicarious liability, Employees, Independent contractors, Australia, Representative agent, Workplace relations

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Irreconcilable Differences? Interlocutory Injunctions for Defamation and Privacy

Media and Arts Law Review, Vol. 17, No. 2, pp. 170-200, 2012, Sydney Law School Research Paper No. 12/51
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 31 Jul 2012
David Rolph
The University of Sydney Law School
Downloads 313 (149,886)

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privacy, defamation, reputation, injunctions, prior restraint, Australia, United Kingdom, coherence of the law, breach of confidence, vindication, false privacy

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Introduction: Reputation, Celebrity and Defamation Law

David Rolph, REPUTATION, CELEBRITY AND DEFAMATION LAW, pp. 1-15, Ashgate: Aldershot and Burlington, 2008, Sydney Law School Research Paper No. 09/41
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 02 Jun 2009
David Rolph
The University of Sydney Law School
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tort, defamation, media law, reputation, celebrity

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Politics, Privacy and the Public Interest: A Case Study from Australia

THE RIGHT TO PRIVACY IN THE LIGHT OF MEDIA CONVERGENCE: PERSPECTIVES FROM THREE CONTINENTS, D. Dorr and R. Weaver, eds., De Gruyter: Berlin, pp. 65-87, 2012, Sydney Law School Research Paper No. 12/38
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 30 May 2012
David Rolph
The University of Sydney Law School
Downloads 251 (187,874)

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public figures, politicians, public interest, Australia, media law, homosexuality

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Anonymity and Defamation

SECRECY, LAW AND SOCIETY, G. Martin, R. Scott Bray, M. Kumar, eds, Routledge, UK, 2015, Sydney Law School Research Paper No. 16/04
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 07 Jan 2016 Last Revised: 09 Nov 2016
David Rolph
The University of Sydney Law School
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Anonymity, Defamation, Media law, Open justice, Privacy, Social media, Australia, England, Canada

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Triviality, Proportionality and the Minimum Threshold of Seriousness in Defamation Law

Rolph, D. ‘Triviality, Proportionality and the Minimum Threshold of Seriousness in Defamation Law’, Media and Arts Law Review, 23(3), 2019, pp. 280-306, Sydney Law School Research Paper No. 20/04
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 01 Feb 2020
David Rolph
The University of Sydney Law School
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Defamation, Tort law, Australia, United Kingdom, Serious harm, Triviality, Proportionality, Abuse of process

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Towards an Australian Law of Privacy: The Arguments For and Against

Communications Law Bulletin, Vol. 31, No. 4, pp. 9-14, 2012, Sydney Law School Research Paper No. 12/86
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 20 Nov 2012
David Rolph
The University of Sydney Law School
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privacy, Australia, law reform, technology, human rights, freedom of expression

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Splendid Isolation? Australia as a Destination for 'Libel Tourism'

Australian International Law Journal, Vol. 19, pp. 79-95, 2012, Sydney Law School Research Paper No. 13/51
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 15 Jul 2013
David Rolph
The University of Sydney Law School
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Defamation, Conflict of laws, Libel tourism, United States, United Kingdom, Australia

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A Serious Harm Threshold for Australian Defamation Law

(2022) 51 Australian Bar Review 185-210
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 19 Jul 2022
David Rolph
The University of Sydney Law School
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Defamation; Tort; Australia; Law reform; Serious harm; Reputation; Media law

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Simple Questions, Difficult Juries: Perversity in Australian Defamation Trials after John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd v Rivkin

Commercial Law Quarterly, Vol. 18, No. 3, pp. 9-20, 2004, Sydney Law School Research Paper No. 09/02
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 15 Jan 2009 Last Revised: 23 Jan 2009
David Rolph
The University of Sydney Law School
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Defamation, Australia, New South Wales, Juries, Verdicts, Trials, Unreasonableness, Perversity

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The Mechanical Eye: Looking, Seeing, Photographing, Publishing

COURTING THE MEDIA: CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVES ON MEDIA AND LAW, pp. 75-98, Geoffrey Sykes, ed., Nova Publishers: New York, 2010, Sydney Law School Research Paper No. 10/37
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 08 Feb 2020
David Rolph
The University of Sydney Law School
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privacy, photography, breach of confidence, Australia, United Kingdom

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Looking Again at Photographs and Privacy: Theoretical Perspectives on Law’s Treatment of Photographs as Invasions of Privacy

LAW, CULTURE AND VISUAL STUDIES, A. Wagner, R. Sherwin, eds., Springer: Netherlands, 2013, Sydney Law School Research Paper No. 11/07
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 02 Feb 2011 Last Revised: 15 Jul 2013
David Rolph
The University of Sydney Law School
Downloads 198 (235,091)

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Media law, Privacy, Breach of confidence, Photography, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Theory

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‘It’s a Jungle Out There’: The Legal Implications of Underbelly

Communications Law Bulletin, Vol. 28, No. 1, pp. 10-16, 2009, Sydney Law School Research Paper No. 10/67
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 29 Jul 2010
Jacqueline F Mowbray and David Rolph
University of Sydney - Faculty of Law and The University of Sydney Law School
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Underbelly, contempt of court, suppression orders, human rights, extradition, globalisation

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Movie Star Wars: Bauer Media Strikes Back, or a Lost Hope?

(2018) 29(8) Entertainment Law Review 265
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 10 Dec 2018
David Rolph and Michael Douglas
The University of Sydney Law School and The University of Western Australia Law School
Downloads 171 (268,649)

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Torts, Defamation, Damages, Aggravated Damages, Causation, Economic Loss, Rebel Wilson, Media Law

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An Appetite for Suppression: Non-Publication Orders, Open Justice and the Protection of Privacy

PERSPECTIVES ON PRIVACY: INCREASING REGULATION IN THE USA, CANADA, AUSTRALIA AND EUROPEAN COUNTRIES, Dieter Dorr, Russell L. Weaver, ed., Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Germany, 2014, Sydney Law School Research Paper No. 14/65
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 18 Jul 2014
Miiko A. Kumar and David Rolph
The University of Sydney Law School and The University of Sydney Law School
Downloads 169 (269,980)

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Suppression orders, Open Justice, Privacy, Media, Australia, United Kingdom, New Zealand

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The Ordinary, Reasonable Search Engine User and the Defamatory Capacity of Search Engine Results in Trkulja V Google Inc

Sydney Law Review, Vol. 39, No. 4, pp. 601-611 , 2017, Sydney Law School Research Paper No. 18/02
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 02 Feb 2018
David Rolph
The University of Sydney Law School
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Tort law, Defamation, Internet intermediaries, Search engines, Publication, Defamatory capacity, Australia

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Racial Discrimination Laws as a Means of Protecting Collective Reputation and Identity

INDIGENOUS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: A HANDBOOK OF CONTEMPORARY RESEARCH, M. Rimmer, ed., Edward Elgar, 2015, Sydney Law School Research Paper No. 14/23
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 13 Mar 2014 Last Revised: 31 Mar 2016
David Rolph
The University of Sydney Law School
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Defamation, hate speech, racial vilification, racial discrimination, indigenous people, media law, freedom of speech

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Playing Away from Home: Sportspeople, Privacy and the Law

Australian and New Zealand Sports Law Journal, Vol.6, pp. 35-62, 2011, Sydney Law School Research Paper No. 11/74
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 02 Oct 2012
David Rolph
The University of Sydney Law School
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Media law, Sports law, Sportspeople, Australia, United Kingdom, Defamation, Reputation, Breach of confidence, Law reform

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Defamation, Race and Racism

Australian Feminist Law Journal, Vol. 45, No. 2, pp. 351-71, 2019
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 22 Jun 2021
David Rolph
The University of Sydney Law School
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Tort; Defamation; Media law; Race; Racism; Reputation; Freedom of speech; Australia