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CAR and the Law
The Internet and Web are brilliant resources that will continue to revolutionize the ways in which we communicate and research, but like almost everything in life, there are pluses and minuses. Sometimes it is hard to pick the difference. The fact is that while the Internet and Web are a treasure trove for journalists, they are also a legal minefield.
From a global perspective, it might seem logical that the extent to which riches are balanced against legal risks would depend largely on the legal jurisdiction in which a journalist works. But the situation is much more complex than that. One major impact of the Internet and Web is that they make material produced in one nation, which may or may not be legally acceptable in that ...
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