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For the purpose of defamation law, news outlets can be considered publishers of comments posted on social media.

The merger of Nine and Fairfax will substantially alter the products of each entity and its impact will be widespread.

This provides a refresher on the laws on surveillance devices and recording and publishing private matters in Australia.

A discussion of the decision of the Court of Criminal Appeal in Fairfax Digital v District Court.

The Government is trying to sneak in a law to prevent journalists from reporting on leaks about intelligence operations.

Secondary publishers could be held liable for defamation, if they had actual or constructive knowledge of the material.

Personal attacks in opinion pieces are relatively common - but how far a journalist can go without fear of legal reprisal?

A person who participates in and is instrumental in the publication of defamatory matter is also potentially liable.

Rebel Wilson won her defamation case against the publishers of Woman's Day, over articles calling her a serial liar.

It's not like the Daily Telegraph to sensationalise. Hah! At least it keeps its defamation lawyers busy.

The High Court ultimately found in favour of Google, determining that Google had not published the defamatory material.

Businesses face significant fines where they distribute spam. Therefore, they must ensure that they have processes in place that enable compliance with the Spam Act 2003 (Cth) (Act).

When she was abused, the law prohibited the publication of information which identified the survivors of sexual assault.

When an Internet search engine knows about a defamation complaint, it can be liable for what is in its search results.

Someone unknown breached copyright and printed an obituary in which it defamed Donald Trump as a Presidential candidate.

If extradited to the US, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange could face espionage charges of up to 175 years behind bars.

Social media posts are subject to the same legislation as publications and content made through traditional channels.