Jack Straw - Secretary of State for Justice
The UK’s libel laws could get a radical overhaul in order to stop website owners facing “open-ended liability” for material published online.
CURRENTLY: … an article written several years ago could be challenged in a court of law if it had been clicked on by a surfer within a year of the complaint being made.
PROPOSAL: It is proposed that a single publication rule could applied instead, which would limit the time period that complainants have to bring their action.
The MoJ [Ministry of Justice] wants to change the law so the action must be brought within a certain period of the article first being published on the web. It is also considering extending this period from one to three years.
Jack Straw said: “”Freedom to hold and express opinions is a right that is vital to democracy, as is respect for the rights and freedoms of others. How these principles are balanced in the fast-changing internet age is a fascinating debate.”
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