Re: UKNM: Libel (was Lastminute.com...website or webhype?)

[Ian Betteridge]

on 6/1/00 2:25 pm, Dan Winchester at

danfreelancers [dot] net

 wrote:


 > I wonder what the libel situation is here? Can the 'publisher' be held

 > liable for any (libelous) remarks posted in an open forum? And would a

 > web-based forum be different from a newsgroup?


Anyone associated with the distribution of a libel can be sued. For print,

this means everyone from the writer, the editor, publisher, through to

printer, distributor, and ultimately the newsagent. Also, it's traditional

to sue the printer as well as the authors - printers usually avoid court and

settle quickly, thus getting you a tidy sum even if you ultimately lose

(usually pays your legal fees at least). There are several celebrities (no

names, no law suits) who make tidy sums every year threatening libel actions

in this way.


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