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| December 11, 2002 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Financial Times Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

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An Australian businessman, in a court ruling that could change how publishers view their ability to distribute information around the world, won the right to sue a U.S. news organization in his home country over a story published on the Internet.

In the first decision of its kind in any country, Australia's highest court ruled yesterday that Dow Jones & Co., which publishes the Wall Street Journal and Barron's, must stand trial in Australia, not in the United States, for allegedly defaming a mining executive from Melbourne. Like most countries, Australia offers fewer free-speech protections than are afforded by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

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