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Re: Landmark English Internet Libel Ruling

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From: Paul Burridge
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 00:00
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In article <7fd8h4$6cg@bonkers.taronga.com>, Peter da Silva (peter@taronga.com) writes:
>In article <1928@thanatos.win-uk.net>,
>Paul Burridge <osiris@thanatos.win-uk.net> wrote:
>>Had Demon done what he reasonably asked of them, they would have
>>saved *themselves* a lot of trouble. 
>
>What he asked of them was not "reasonable", it was a pointless waste
>of time, since it did nothing to prevent the spread of the objectionable
>material.

It did nothing to prevent the spread of the material because Demon
simply ignored it! In that respect then, we can agree. His asking
them to help was indeed a pointless waste of time. 

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From: osiris@thanatos.win-uk.net (Paul Burridge)
Subject: Re: Landmark English Internet Libel Ruling
Date: 1999/04/19
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