MEDIA LAW – MULTIPLE PUBLICATION RULE vs defmation Act Homework Help

MEDIA LAW – MULTIPLE PUBLICATION RULE vs defmation Act

Question :

1.    In the United Kingdom, the Defamation Act 2013 (UK) has recently been passed which, inter alia, replaces the multiple publication rule with a single publication rule in that jurisdiction.  Should Australia also be considering law reform in this area in your opinion? In your answer, you should consider some of the difficulties the multiple publication rule creates for defamation law in an online, compared with an offline, context.

Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of this unit students will be able to:

1. Accurately explain the principles, statutes, case law and selected policy aspects in each of the
main areas of study, being defamation, contempt, privacy and prohibited publications.
2. Analyse the impact of new technologies on traditional concepts of media law and policy.
3. Demonstrate enhanced legal writing and reasoning skills, effective research strategies and an
appreciation of current issues in media law by writing a sustained analysis of a set research
topic.

– Relevant Australian law and cases should be used

– Please use scholarly journal articles and or texts
– AGLC must be used
– keep aware that the time is sydney australia timing. Thankyou