Dan Burnett is a leading defamation and media lawyer in Canada. He teaches media law at the UBC graduate school of journalism, was lead counsel in a ground breaking Supreme Court of Canada case which revised the law of fair comment to better recognize free speech, and represents web publishers on a wide range of defamation and related issues.
Dan will be discussing and taking questions on key internet issues, including:
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What should you know about the basics of libel law when publishing online?
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Are webmasters, web hosts, or ISP liable for internet publications?
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If you have a blog or site that permits reader posts, are you liable for them?
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How do the courts treat motions to disclose the identity of anonymous web publishers?
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If you hyperlink to a defamatory site, are you committing defamation?
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Can you be sued in other jurisdictions where your web publication can be read?
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What should you do and not do if you receive a demand or notice of a claim?
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When should you "unpublish" web material -- and can you successfully do so in a world of cache and aggregator sites?
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Is there any chance of Canada moving in the US direction of granting statutory immunity to interactive service providers?
