7 thoughts to “UK Libel Law (explained in post-it notes)”
They might as well arrest the Python troupe just on account of poking fun at others. Society can’t progress with this sort of errand bickering going on in a legal system.
Surely if the provider thought the published work would stand up in court they would not have removed it?
But isn’t the provider liable for what it allows to be communicated? In much the same way as a newspaper is responsible for the writings of its journalists? Were it not for the provider surely the supposedly libellous claims could never have been made?
I sympathise but can’t see the problem with being made to prove the truthfullness of what you say about another person if the statement is derogatory. Its not gagging the truth, its trying to hold people who tarnish other people’s reputations unfairly to account.
That being said the money involved means its pretty much the preserve of wealthy/famous people, an ordinary person often can’t afford to bring a libel case, or defend one.
Its the practice, not the principle.
You should check out the Simon Singh case!
fasthosts in not helping customer shocker!
Summed up brilliantly as always, and very amusing too, even though it is another pointer to the utter destruction of civil liberties in Britain.
They might as well arrest the Python troupe just on account of poking fun at others. Society can’t progress with this sort of errand bickering going on in a legal system.
Surely if the provider thought the published work would stand up in court they would not have removed it?
But isn’t the provider liable for what it allows to be communicated? In much the same way as a newspaper is responsible for the writings of its journalists? Were it not for the provider surely the supposedly libellous claims could never have been made?
I sympathise but can’t see the problem with being made to prove the truthfullness of what you say about another person if the statement is derogatory. Its not gagging the truth, its trying to hold people who tarnish other people’s reputations unfairly to account.
That being said the money involved means its pretty much the preserve of wealthy/famous people, an ordinary person often can’t afford to bring a libel case, or defend one.
Its the practice, not the principle.
You should check out the Simon Singh case!
fasthosts in not helping customer shocker!
Summed up brilliantly as always, and very amusing too, even though it is another pointer to the utter destruction of civil liberties in Britain.