Judge tosses Matawan literary agent’s defamation lawsuit against Wikipedia (Asbury Park Press) A Superior Court judge today dismissed a defamation-of-character lawsuit brought by a Matawan literary agent against the online encyclopedia Wikipedia, ruling that federal law immunizes interactive Internet services from liability for publishing material generated by others. Judge Jamie S. Perri dismissed complaints by Barbara Bauer and her company, Barbara Bauer Literary Agency Inc., against ... [News Source]