Internet Defamation Is Addressed in the Case of Crookes V

question 148

Multiple Choice

Internet defamation is addressed in the case of Crookes v.Wikimedia Foundation Ltd.According to this case,the mere creation of a hyperlink in a website

• A) does not lead to a presumption that persons reading the content of the website will access the hyperlink to access defamatory words
• B) can result in the internet service provider being held liable for defamatory statements.
• C) can be defamatory because the hyperlink is technically published.
• D) can be defamatory because the hyperlink is generally believed.
• E) can be defamatory because the hyperlink is always true.

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