Simon Singh To Appeal In UK Court Today

Posted by kdawson on Tuesday February 23, 2010 @08:32AM from the words-you-never-heard-in-the-bible dept.

TACD writes "Simon Singh, author, television presenter and known critic of pseudoscience, is in court today appealing the decision made against him last May over his use of the term 'bogus' to describe the methods used by the British Chiropractic Association. Today's decision could have far-reaching implications for the movement to reform Britain's horrifically outdated libel laws (that even America is making moves to protect its citizens against), and to begin taking steps to elevate Britain above the likes of China when it comes to open debate and freedom of speech."

2 of 213 comments (clear)

Min score:

Reason:

Sort:

A question for the limeys: by circletimessquare · 2010-02-23 08:40 · Score: 0, Flamebait

how is it your famously pugilistic press can survive in this walking-on-eggshells libel law environment?
the british press seems especially mean and nasty, but you would think they'd all be cupcakes with the legal environment they work in

--
intellectual property law is philosophically incoherent. it is your moral duty to ignore it or sabotage it
Re:Summary writer is a full blown moron by monoi · 2010-02-23 09:03 · Score: 0, Flamebait

So China has incorporated the European Convention on Human Rights, then?