On Wed, 2011-05-25 at 23:05 +0100, Thomas Morton wrote:
This is an issue that has much wider problems than the
one event of
"super injunctions"
The extend to which country-level laws can apply to
the internet are
far from resolved.
I seriously doubt that this will resolve them.
On a converse note; a society that is so enthralled
with the idea of a
footballer having an affair is so unimaginably pathetic that they
probably deserve any restrictions they end up with. Those of us
fighting for free speech current seem to be doing so for those who
delight in violating the privacy of individuals.
Which makes be feel, frankly, dirty.
Tom, I agree with the sentiment. But,...
The fourth estate needs a "French Revolution", as does an idiotic,
out-of-touch, legal system that believes a famous figure who has an
affair with another famous figure can sweep it under the carpet.
Madame Guillotine for the newspapers who consider the "private life" of
an overpaid footballer news. Ditto for Max Clifford, who'd pimp the
jilted mistress' story, and - lastly - likewise for Carter-Fuck, and
ilk, who promise they can do better than King Canute at holding back the
waves on the Internet.
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