Defamation Bill Published

Defamation Bill Published: "The web site operators' defence is much wider and more generous than I expected: no liability, provided that the person making the comment can be identified – even if we refused to remove the comment after acknowledging that it was untrue. That hardly seems right even if other remedies, such as an injunction, may be available to make an operator take the comment down. What am I missing? It is also worth noting that the proposed single publication rule is entirely without any qualification relating to requested corrections. Given the very short limitation period that applies in cases of defamation and the way that defamatory web content (in particular) can be beyond one's ken for long periods, this may create occasional injustice - especially where newspapers of record are concerned."'via Blog this'

EC statement on World Press Freedom Day

"The EU calls on all states to guarantee the safety of journalists and to allow them to carry out their vital role of reporting and commenting on events in an independent manner without fear of violence and recrimination.
Freedom of expression also extends to the internet and other media, and the EU is firmly opposed to any unjustified, disproportional restrictions of access to or use of these media."

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Web freedom faces greatest threat ever, warns Google's Sergey Brin

Web freedom faces greatest threat ever, warns Google's Sergey Brin | Technology | guardian.co.uk: "If we could wave a magic wand and not be subject to US law, that would be great. If we could be in some magical jurisdiction that everyone in the world trusted, that would be great " 'via Blog this'

Recommendation CM/Rec(2012)3 Council of Europe on search engines and social media

| TechnoLlama: "In Recommendation CM/Rec(2012)3, the Committee has adopted a series of impressive-sounding policies that recognise the growing importance of search engines, and the need to make sure that these tools do not threaten fundamental freedoms. "

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Student who abused Fabrice Muamba on Twitter 'should not have been jailed' - European Commissioner for Human Rights

Student who abused Fabrice Muamba on Twitter 'should not have been jailed' | UK news | The Guardian:

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Interpol accused after journalist arrested over Muhammad tweet

Interpol accused after journalist arrested over Muhammad tweet | World news | guardian.co.uk:

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Phone hacking: Jude Law's statement to open court | Media | guardian.co.uk

Phone hacking: Jude Law's statement to open court | Media | guardian.co.uk:

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