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Australian Court Rules Against Dow Jones

By AAN Staff
december 10, 2002  09:28 am
Australian Court Rules Against Dow Jones
In a case involving jurisdiction in Internet publication cases, an Australian court has ruled that Dow Jones cannot have a defamation case moved to the United States. Dow Jones had argued that the Barron's story in question was published in the United States and only downloaded in Australia. AAN has joined other news organizations in filing an amicus brief supporting Dow Jones' position, arguing such jurisdictional issues would have a chilling effect on Web publishing.
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