An interesting balancing question: should courts set publication rules for anyone employing their decisions? (slaw.ca)
Shtaif et al. v. Toronto Life Publishing Co. et al. 2013 ONCA 405 Libel and Slander — Publication — General — Single publication rule Toronto Life published an article profiling a Canadian businessman, Shnaider, in the June 2008 edition of its «How to Piss Off a Billionaire» magazine. (slaw.ca)
«The effect of the multiple publication rule in relation to online material is that each «hit» on a webpage creates a new publication, potentially giving rise to a separate cause of action, should it contain defamatory material,» it said. (out-law.com)