TY - JOUR AU - Martin, Brian PY - 2000/03/06 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Defamation havens JF - First Monday JA - FM VL - 5 IS - 3 SE - DO - 10.5210/fm.v5i3.734 UR - https://firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/734 SP - AB - Defamation law is frequently used to suppress free speech. The Internet provides a means to challenge this. A country without laws against defamation could become a "defamation haven" by providing Web sites and publication assistance. A more immediate alternative is reproducing material on multiple Web sites, thus creating a "virtual defamation haven." Struggles over defamation on the Internet illustrate the way media forms are influencing free speech battles. ER -