Re: EU Promotes Continent-Wide Censorship

[Drsolly <drsollyp () drsolly com>]

On Fri, 19 May 2006, Brian Loe wrote:

> On 5/19/06, Drsolly <drsollyp () drsolly com> wrote:
> > On Fri, 19 May 2006, Brian Loe wrote:
> >
> > > MAYBE, if there's a fire. :)
> > >
> > > But, generally, no you can't scream fire just for a laugh, nor can you
> > > threaten to murder someone, nor can you lie about people publicly.
> >
> > Yes, you can lie about people publicly - that's not a crime.
>
> No, you can't. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libel
 
Yes, you can, and it isn't a crime. Libel is a civil matter, not a 
criminal matter. 

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