To equate the world wide web with a pub discussion is bizarre. The thing about a pub discussion is that it goes no further than the pub and it is all within a context that people understand. The problem with the web is that the defamation can shoot around the world in 24 hours and remain out there for years.
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.
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
741 c574GC
Session
2012-13
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords Grand Committee
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