The US courts made a landmark ruling against Gawker this week, handing out almost $140 million in damages to Hulk Hogan, who had taken the website to court for breaching his privacy by posting a sex tape.
Gawker has responded today in a post on its website, saying the result is “extraordinary” and is “far larger than even the plaintiff himself had asked for in relief”.
According to Gawker, the post carried no advertising and did not create any sustained increase in traffic but the it was argued in court that it had increased Gawker’s brand value by Read full story ›
Source: The Drum
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