On Tue, May 13, 2003 at 01:48:47AM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > On Mon, May 12, 2003 at 01:12:10PM -0500, Steve Langasek wrote: > > There are already libel and slander laws to prevent damaging a > > person's reputation through falsehoods. > In the U.K., truth is not a defense to libel. It's my understanding > that it *is* a defense in the U.S. > So, when an American sues for libel in the U.K., it's a smoking gun that > the "libellous" statements are in fact true. Which only strengthens the argument that droit d'auteur is unnecessary for protecting an author's reputation. -- Steve Langasek postmodern programmer
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