Comments on: On libel http://www.gavinsblog.com/2006/04/13/on-libel/ Estd. in Ireland, July 2002 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:42:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Simon McGarr http://www.gavinsblog.com/2006/04/13/on-libel/comment-page-1/#comment-84803 Simon McGarr Thu, 13 Apr 2006 11:41:42 +0000 http://www.gavinsblog.com/2006/04/13/on-libel/#comment-84803 An article by TJ McIntyre on the issues of importance to online publishers in the upcoming Defamation Bill is up on the <a href="http://www.digitalrights.ie/2006/04/13/defamation-bill-will-it-meet-internet-users-needs/" rel="nofollow">Digital Rights Ireland</a> site now. An article by TJ McIntyre on the issues of importance to online publishers in the upcoming Defamation Bill is up on the Digital Rights Ireland site now.

]]> By: Simon McGarr http://www.gavinsblog.com/2006/04/13/on-libel/comment-page-1/#comment-84795 Simon McGarr Thu, 13 Apr 2006 09:30:58 +0000 http://www.gavinsblog.com/2006/04/13/on-libel/#comment-84795 Given their current client base, McCann Fitzgerald are more likely to be acting for the plaintiff in any libel action against bloggers than the defendant. Highlighting the ease of possible success such plaintiffs might encounter if they were minded to act would reflect their client's wishes and outlook. An interview with Ms. Harty on the same topic, from the same outlook, is available from RTE's Morning Ireland: <a href="http://dynamic.rte.ie/av/228-2131790.smil" rel="nofollow">http://dynamic.rte.ie/av/228-2131790.smil</a> Given their current client base, McCann Fitzgerald are more likely to be acting for the plaintiff in any libel action against bloggers than the defendant.

Highlighting the ease of possible success such plaintiffs might encounter if they were minded to act would reflect their client’s wishes and outlook.

An interview with Ms. Harty on the same topic, from the same outlook, is available from RTE’s Morning Ireland: http://dynamic.rte.ie/av/228-2131790.smil

]]> By: Bernie Goldbach http://www.gavinsblog.com/2006/04/13/on-libel/comment-page-1/#comment-84790 Bernie Goldbach Thu, 13 Apr 2006 06:33:01 +0000 http://www.gavinsblog.com/2006/04/13/on-libel/#comment-84790 The new legislation will probably result in providers merely pulling blogs when they receive complaints and then having the author work out the issues. If this happens, it will place a premium on those providers who two-finger claims of defamation. Moving the threshold for content control to the provider is a cop-out. The new legislation will probably result in providers merely pulling blogs when they receive complaints and then having the author work out the issues. If this happens, it will place a premium on those providers who two-finger claims of defamation. Moving the threshold for content control to the provider is a cop-out.

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