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Tuesday, March 19, 2013
The Noose Tightens
"The Guardian warns that Bloggers in the U.K. could face costly fines for libel with exemplary damages imposed if they do not sign up with a new press regulator under legislation (Clause 21A — Awards of exemplary damages) recommended by The Leveson Inquiry into press behavior and ethics. Kirsty Hughes, the chief executive of Index on Censorship,
said this a 'sad day' for British democracy. 'This will undoubtedly
have a chilling effect on everyday people's web use.' Exemplary damages,
imposed by a court to penalize publishers who remain outside
regulation, could run into hundreds of thousands of pounds, easily
enough to close down smaller publishers such as Private Eye and local newspapers. Harry Cole, who contributes to the Guido Fawkes
blog says he does not want to join a regulator, he hopes his blog will
remain as irreverent and rude as ever, and continue to hold public
officials to account; its servers are located in the U.S. Members of
Parliament voted on Clause 21A late last night, it passed 530 to 13."
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