Correct me if I’m wrong but I think she could file in multiple courts/countries depending on where the “publisher” of the disinformation is from.
So like how Johnny Depp sued the newspapers in the UK, and Amber Heard in the US based on which of them he was suing.
So to go after JK she may have to file in British court.
It’ll be interesting from a legal POV to see how the case develops, for example Musk will likely say that as a US citizen and company he is protected by US First Amendment - BUT that wouldn’t extend to his companies activities in the EU, meaning that he has to conform to EU law for Twitter to operate over there and if he is found to be in violation [which he certainly is] then the EU have a good legal basis to shut down Twitter in EU territory.
The First Amendment isn’t a defense to defamation anyway. Even under US law he’d be liable if he made a defamatory statement with reckless disregard for its truth.
Correct me if I’m wrong but I think she could file in multiple courts/countries depending on where the “publisher” of the disinformation is from.
So like how Johnny Depp sued the newspapers in the UK, and Amber Heard in the US based on which of them he was suing.
So to go after JK she may have to file in British court.
It’ll be interesting from a legal POV to see how the case develops, for example Musk will likely say that as a US citizen and company he is protected by US First Amendment - BUT that wouldn’t extend to his companies activities in the EU, meaning that he has to conform to EU law for Twitter to operate over there and if he is found to be in violation [which he certainly is] then the EU have a good legal basis to shut down Twitter in EU territory.
The First Amendment isn’t a defense to defamation anyway. Even under US law he’d be liable if he made a defamatory statement with reckless disregard for its truth.