Interesting article in The Guardian, about Elton John losing his libel action against them for a satirical article they published:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/dec/13/law-press-and-publishing-elton-john-libel-guardian
"It's significant," said media law expert Mark Stephens of the ruling. "What Tugendhat has done is move us closer to the US system where you can't get damages for satire and humour, except in the most exceptional cases."
Quote: John Kelly @ December 14 2008, 2:03 PM GMTInteresting article in The Guardian, about Elton John losing his libel action against them for a satirical article they published:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/dec/13/law-press-and-publishing-elton-john-libel-guardian
"It's significant," said media law expert Mark Stephens of the ruling. "What Tugendhat has done is move us closer to the US system where you can't get damages for satire and humour, except in the most exceptional cases."
Lawyers will sue for anything if they can. Hope this slows down a few.