This is an issue that has much wider problems than the one event of "super injunctions"

The extend to which country-level laws can apply to the internet are far from resolved.

I seriously doubt that this will resolve them.

On a converse note; a society that is so enthralled with the idea of a footballer having an affair is so unimaginably pathetic that they probably deserve any restrictions they end up with. Those of us fighting for free speech current seem to be doing so for those who delight in violating the privacy of individuals.

Which makes be feel, frankly, dirty.

Tom

On 25 May 2011 23:00, <iain.macdonald@wikinewsie.org> wrote:
Indeed. There is an outside chance of an attempt to claim jurisdiction over the entire Internet, like civil courts have done, but I am informed such is highly unlikely and would be very difficult to achieve if they went for it. In short, there are softer targets south of the border - thousands of them.

But, I do feel obliged to point out a tiny risk does remain.
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Info: Press interest in Wikipedia articles
for 'super-injunction celebrities'
From: Brian McNeil <brian.mcneil@wikinewsie.org&gt;
Date: Wed, May 25, 2011 10:39 pm

To: wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org

On Wed, 2011-05-25 at 22:11 +0100, David Gerard wrote:
> On 25 May 2011 09:46, Gordon Joly <gordon.joly@pobox.com&gt; wrote:
>
> > I think that the Wikimepdia community should be glad that the Twitter
> > exposure and the question in Parliament (under parliamentary privilege)
> > deflected interest away from the Wikipedia entry.

>
> Although the original Telegraph journalist/editor didn't quote it, I
> did say in talking to the journalist that UK editors would be liable
> personally for edits they made :-)

For future reference:

_Wiki editors in England and Wales_ - provided the super-injunction
holder has not been granted corresponding restraint by the Scottish
Courts.

Legal advice provided to Wikinewsies indicates they'd have a great deal
of trouble getting that from the courts here - or prosecuting because
someone broke some silly English judge's ruling.


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