A dangerous precendent
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Submitted by Scott Baker, Dec 20, 2007 17:22

I believe the court erred on this one. It opened the door to thuosands of frivilous lawsuits brough in England or elsewhere, against American authors - saying almost anything. After all, if any person's name is mentioned, however slightly, that person can take offense. Now, if they happen to reside abroad, American writers (Directors, actors, journalists etc.) will be subject to a foreign court's interpretation of what constitutes libel, which may be very different from how it's defined here. I guess this is not a surprising development, given how the Arabs are buying up our companies, and perhaps soon, our media as well. Oh, was that a libelous statement...?

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Whatever [44 words]	Chris	Dec 22, 2007 00:09
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Right Argument, Wrong Venue [55 words]	Art Fougner MD	Dec 21, 2007 08:07
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↔ It doesn't matter what happens in a British court [38 words]	Rob	Dec 21, 2007 20:30
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Re: NYCOA decision on libel tourism [22 words]	Mark Jaeger	Dec 20, 2007 19:45
⇒ A dangerous precendent [109 words]	Scott Baker	Dec 20, 2007 17:22
↔ Outrageous! [79 words]	Claudine Guay	Dec 21, 2007 11:23

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