What is the range of damages for defamatory statements published online?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Holden v Hanlon, 2019 BCSC 622 (CanLII):
Nevertheless, where there is limited access to the website that published the defamatory statement and no evidence to show that the publications were being replicated throughout the internet, there is less likelihood that the damages will be as serious: Wilson v. Switlo, 2011 BCSC 1287 at paras. 502–503, aff”d 2013 BCCA 471 [Wilson]:
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