In Canada is een uitspraak gewezen die grote gelijkenissen vertoont met de Australische Gutnick-zaak. De Canadese internetjurist Michael Geist schrijft hier het volgende over:
“Of possible interest — an Ontario court recently asserted jurisdiction over the Washington Post for an allegedly defamatory article published back in 1997. The case surprisingly hasn’t received much attention despite the fact that is much like the Australian Gutnick case in which the Australian court asserted jurisdiction over Dow Jones but with a twist. The plaintiff was living in Kenya at the time of the article. Having moved to Canada, he now sues in Ontario and the judge responds that the paper “should have reasonably foreseen that the story would follow the plaintiff wherever he resided” giving a whole new meaning to the concept of a moving target.”
Lees hier een column van Michael Geist over de uitspraak.
Lees hier de uitspraak.
