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dc.contributor.authorCopp, Richard
dc.date.accessioned2017-08-03T02:30:22Z
dc.date.available2017-08-03T02:30:22Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.date.modified2013-06-07T04:42:14Z
dc.identifier.issn17424240
dc.identifier.doi10.1504/IJTPL.2012.050218
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/48344
dc.description.abstractThe uploading of US diplomatic cables onto the WikiLeaks' wiki website has sparked widespread outrage. After more than a year, US authorities are reportedly still considering whether they can prosecute WikiLeaks and its founder Julian Assange. This paper investigates prosecution grounds under US and Australian Federal law. There is a possible case for both Assange and Wikileaks to answer in the USA, but the proof stakes are high. This may account for the delay in the US authorities commencing any proceedings to date. There appear to be no serious grounds for prosecution under Australian Federal law. The analysis has important implications for IT law. Wiki providers would appear not to be liable for publishing on their wikis defamatory or other material that does not clearly threaten national security. Nevertheless, a prudent wiki provider would monitor and remove very sensitive information.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
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dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherInderscience Publishers
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom152
dc.relation.ispartofpageto167
dc.relation.ispartofissue2
dc.relation.ispartofjournalInternational Journal of Technology Policy and Law
dc.relation.ispartofvolume1
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchLaw and Society
dc.subject.fieldofresearchOther Information and Computing Sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchLaw
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode180119
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode0899
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1801
dc.titleAssange, WikiLeaks, and the liability of wiki providers for third party content
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Business School, Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics
gro.rights.copyright© 2012 Inderscience Publishers. This is the author-manuscript version of this paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal website for access to the definitive, published version.
gro.date.issued2012
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gro.griffith.authorCopp, Richard I.


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