Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Fwd: Big news - Lord Lester has officially tabled a libel reform bill

2010-05-28 Thread AGK
On 27 May 2010 19:48, Michael Peel em...@mikepeel.net wrote: On the surface, it looks reasonable for Wikimedia (meaning the WMF primarily, but also WMUK if we ever assist with hosting), as we'd fall straight under 9.1a as a facilitator and hence would clearly not be liable. I have to admit to

[Wikimediauk-l] Fwd: Big news - Lord Lester has officially tabled a libel reform bill

2010-05-27 Thread Michael Peel
Hi all, I'm forwarding the email below as it affects Wikimedia a bit, due to the following (extracted from Anthony Lester's Guardian article): The Bill sets out the circumstances in which an internet service provider or forum host should not be liable for defamatory material and sets time

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Fwd: Big news - Lord Lester has officially tabled a libel reform bill

2010-05-27 Thread Thomas Dalton
Keep in mind that Private Members bills almost never pass. This will draw attention to the issue, nothing more. On 27 May 2010 19:48, Michael Peel em...@mikepeel.net wrote: Hi all, I'm forwarding the email below as it affects Wikimedia a bit, due to the following (extracted from Anthony

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Fwd: Big news - Lord Lester has officially tabled a libel reform bill

2010-05-27 Thread Kwan Ting Chan
On 27/05/2010 20:18, Thomas Dalton wrote: Keep in mind that Private Members bills almost never pass. This will draw attention to the issue, nothing more. Well, the government has said it's going to reform libel law. It's just a question of when and how far KTC -- Experience is a good