Good news for Canadian bloggers

[Glaucus]

Canadian Supreme Court rules you can't defame someone with a hyperlink

You may now exhale, Canadian journalists, bloggers, and Twitter users. Canada's Supreme Court has unanimously decided that posting a hyperlink to an allegedly defamatory article does not constitute defamation itself.

 

[FluffyMcDeath]

Canadian Supreme Court rules you can't defame someone with a hyperlink

So, what if you have a url like

http://some.server.com/repeat.cgi?Glaucus is a twat

 

[Glaucus]

Well, I guess that leaves me no choice but to sue you and take it all the way to the supreme court to find out!

 

[FluffyMcDeath]

Well, I guess that leaves me no choice but to sue you and take it all the way to the supreme court to find out!

Ouch!

 

[Glaucus]

It's a win-win for me. If I win, I get some extra pocket cash. If you win, freedom of speech is strengthened which is good for all Canadians. I can't loose!