My noble friend is putting forward a situation which has no parallel, for example, in newspapers, or radio or television. It is no good the newspaper saying, “Well, this isn’t my letter, this is the letter of John Smith and therefore it is nothing to do with me”. Why should it be any different for the web operator?
Defamation Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Phillips of Sudbury
(Liberal Democrat)
in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 19 December 2012.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee proceeding on Defamation Bill.
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Session
2012-13
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House of Lords Grand Committee
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