Defamatory material published on the internet is published at the place where it is downloaded and comprehended by a reader, not at the location of the web server. The established principle that defamation is published where material is made manifest in comprehensible form applies to internet communications. The importance and novelty of legal issues does not justify the grant of leave to appeal where the issues have been decided in a manner that is plainly correct.
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