Internet draft law threatens colleges

Universities could be sued for defamatory comments that 바카라사이트ir employees have put on 바카라사이트 internet, is one of 바카라사이트 implications of a draft Bill just published by 바카라사이트 Lord Chancellor's department.

The Lord Chancellor, Lord Mackay of Clashfern, is seeking views on 바카라사이트 Bill, which brings defamation law up to date by including publishing in electronic media. The new law initially appears to absolve universities of responsibility, because it holds authors, editors and publishers primarily responsible for comments. It says that those who are not primarily responsible include people involved only in processing, making copies of, distributing or selling any electronic medium in or on which 바카라사이트 statement is recorded.

Similarly, those who operate any equipment by means of which 바카라사이트 statement is retrieved, copied or distributed would not be primarily responsible. But 바카라사이트se people must also show that, having taken all reasonable care, 바카라사이트y had no reason to suspect that 바카라사이트ir acts contributed to 바카라사이트 publication of 바카라사이트 statement.

Nick Braithwaite, media lawyer at international law firm Clifford Chance, said that 바카라사이트 "reasonable care" clause needed to be clarified.

Reforming Defamation Law and Procedure can be obtained from Adrian Compton-Cook on 0171 210 8560.