The law of England and Wales applies to material published online, even if it is hosted on a server in another country, the UK Court of Appeal has ruled. As long as a substantial measure of the activities takes place in England, its law will apply, it said.
This presents interesting issues for those protest groups which publish untue defamatory statements online about companies and their directors, on the assumption that if the server is overseas, they are beyond UK jusrisdiction.
Managing protest activity is one of many topics covered on Security Management Stage 3. For details contact Janet or go to http://www.arc-tc.com/pages/university_acredited_sm.asp#sm3
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