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    Their Evil Lies in the Grapevine Effect: Assessment of Damages in Defamation by Social Media

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    Authors
    Douglas, Michael
    Date
    2015
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Douglas, M. 2015. Their Evil Lies in the Grapevine Effect: Assessment of Damages in Defamation by Social Media. Media and Arts Law Review. 20 (4): pp. 367-379.
    Source Title
    Media and Arts Law Review
    Additional URLs
    http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2811967
    ISSN
    13251570
    School
    Curtin Law School
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/30905
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    The number of cases of defamation by social media is growing. This article examines the principles of assessment of damages as they apply to those cases. In particular, the article examines the concept of the ‘grapevine effect’: a metaphor used to explain the basis for recovery of general damages for defamation. The grapevine effect has been deployed to notable effect in recent cases of publication by social media. The article argues that the role of the ‘grapevine effect’ reflects the purposes of awards of damages for defamation in light of the unique characteristics of social media.

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