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Legal Threat Demands Techdirt Shut Down

Posted by timothy on from the slapp-in-the-face dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Earlier this month, the US approved a new law to fight against so-called 'libel tourism,' the practice of suing US companies in foreign jurisdictions (quite frequently, the UK) which do not have the same level of free speech protections. The new law, the SPEECH Act, may now get put to the test, as lawyers for a guy named Jeffrey Morris in the UK, who was upset about some comments on a 2004 blog post on Techdirt, have demanded the entire site shut down due to those unidentified comments."

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  1. Re:So much for... by Myopic · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    It is my opinion that moderators should always down-mod any post which contains something like "I'll probably be modded down for this..."

    If a post is insightful or interesting, it will stand on its own without the not-so-subtle plea for positive moderation.

  2. FTFY. by AliasMarlowe · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    [pandering to the audience as an apparent underdog]

    If this site was run by Baskin Robbins I have no doubt there would be people here posting:
    "...Fucking ice cream is awesome!"

    FTFY

    Any "Fixed that for you" insights will be modded up to the skies.

    FTFY also.

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    Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. - Voltaire