Re: Who can cancel it? (was Re: Landmark English Internet Libel Ruling)

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From: Terrance Richard Boyes
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 00:00

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In demon.service Peter Ceresole <peter@cara.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> In article <7ffabh$p9v@bonkers.taronga.com>,
> peter@taronga.com (Peter da Silva) wrote:

>>So in the paper publishing world, you're supposed to respond to defamation by
>>going around to every individual news-stand and corner store in the country
>>and individually notify them of it, and expect them to blithely throw out
>>their stock of the paper or magazine containing the objectionable article?

[snip]

> One of the more famous incidents in the print world was when Scallywag
> libelled John Major. He threatened to sue for libel any newsagent that sold
> the edition that contained the libellous story. They all refused to sell
> it, and Scallywag collapsed.

But he did not _individually_ contact the various newsagents.
He issued a cancel...

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From: tez@pierrot.co.uk (Terrance Richard Boyes)
Subject: Re: Who can cancel it? (was Re: Landmark English Internet Libel Ruling)
Date: 1999/04/20
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