Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Chilling Effects

The use of legal threats is not unique to hoder's case. Libel and defamation are being used to silence critics around the world. Fresh from GV Advocacy:

Monaco: webmaster accused of defaming the Head of State
... the owner of a new satirical website, featuring cartoons allegedly defaming and ridiculing the Prince...

Tunisia: online writer freed and website editor to appear in court
...the editor of the online news website Kalima (censured in Tunisia) Omar Mestiri is facing a libel suit...

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