Intimidation via libel
David Hobby
hobbyd at newpaltz.edu
Sun Jun 8 10:40:31 PDT 2008
Andrew Crystall wrote:
...
> Of course, some people take it too far. Charles Stross, on his blog,
> has recently been editing out any negative reference whatsoever to
> Scientology, going far and away beyond what the law requires. That's
> censorship, and it serves simply to encourage the abuse of the libel
> law in the UK.
...
Andrew--
Hi. You mean here?
http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2008/05/when_is_a_cult_not_a_cult.html#comments
My impression is that he's being more than fair, and carefully
telling posters how to skirt the libel laws.
---David
I'm glad I'm not under English law.
"It is my strictly personal opinion that the Church of Stupidology
is an insidious brain-eating Cult."
Besides, I want Charles Stross to WRITE BOOKS, not waste time in
court.
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