Volume II

Issue : 7: April 1, 2004

• Philippines Government to Benefit from Online Gambling
• World Trade Organization Rules that the U.S. Should be Opened to Internet Gambling
• Accountant Sues Search Engines for Libel for "Injurious" Search Results
• Court Finds New York Times Liable for Defamation for Use of Companys Graphic in Article
• Japanese Court Finds No Copyright Exists in Web News Headlines
• European Union Hits Microsoft with Record $613 Million Fine for Antitrust Abuses
• B.C. Supreme Court Finds Potential Liability for Chat Room Owners over Postings
• German Court Rules Pop-Up Ads Require Permission
• The Dutch Supreme Court Rules ISP can Ban Spammers
• Privacy Commissioner of Canada Releases New Decisions
• California Appeals Court Finds Personal Jurisdiction over Two Out-of-State Businesses
• Canadian Federal Court Dismisses Motion to Compel ISP to Disclose Identity of File Sharers

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Court Finds New York Times Liable for Defamation for Use of Companys Graphic in Article

In a recent decision, a U.S. court held that the New York Times was guilty of defamation for its use of certain portions of the plaintiff's website as a graphic in an article warning about online pharmaceutical companies that engaged in illegal activity. The court found that use of the graphic defamed the plaintiff, Franklin Prescriptions Inc., by suggesting that Franklin was among those online pharmaceutical companies that the article was warning about, notwithstanding that the text of the article did not mention Franklin by name. Franklin in fact did not sell pharmaceuticals online. However, the court awarded no damages due to lack of evidence that Franklin suffered any financial impact as a result of the article.

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