tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617561217353117325.post3266685638826903681..comments2022-08-11T19:39:04.705+01:00Comments on LawClanger: Fair Dealing and Unfair SuppressionSimon Bradshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14233721281522686341noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617561217353117325.post-74042402297676499092009-06-23T13:28:23.102+01:002009-06-23T13:28:23.102+01:00I had a reply from Ofcom today about my complaint ...I had a reply from Ofcom today about my complaint about the programme; they're far from laudatory but they have decided not to uphold the complaint. 190 people contacted Ofcom; I shall type up more details on LJ later...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617561217353117325.post-62275455017833252912009-02-19T13:33:00.000+00:002009-02-19T13:33:00.000+00:00I suspect that there is indeed a wariness on behal...I suspect that there is indeed a wariness on behalf of The Guardian to take up as a sword a legal argument that it might want to use as a shield. Having said that, Carlton TV successfully ran the fair dealing defence in their case.<BR/><BR/>But I disagree with the suggestion that LBC have succeeded in gagging Ben Goldacre. Thanks to their ham-fisted efforts to misuse copyright law, they have drawn more unwelcome attention to Jeni Barnett and her ludicrous opinions than Goldacre could ever have dreamed of, and copies of the offending programme are now widely available.Simon Bradshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14233721281522686341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617561217353117325.post-13783768106742774522009-02-19T13:23:00.000+00:002009-02-19T13:23:00.000+00:00The Grauniad's refusal to host the clip and take o...The Grauniad's refusal to host the clip and take on the case leaves me wondering if this is a spineless refusal to take a legal risk - their insurers can conveniently be blamed - in defence of principles; or whether their principles, as copyright and media owners themselves, are more authorial and propertarian than liberal and anti-authoritarian.<BR/><BR/>Either way, LBC and their legal advisers have succeeded in suppressing an inconvenient opinion: free speech is a fine principle that has once again been proven to be too expensive for the free citizen in a modern state. I'm sure that a committed libertarian should approve of this, as a sort of free-market replacement for the inefficient state provision of authoritarianism.<BR/><BR/>Now that Nationalisation of the means of production has returned to the lexicon of political orthodoxy, I'm sure that the staunchest of Grauniadiators will soon be converted to economic Libertarianism... Which leads us neatly to the subject of straitjackets: a 'blogging jacket' differs somewhat from the traditional garment, being laced-up with the arms tied in front so as to permit access to a keyboard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617561217353117325.post-31460313162612234552009-02-19T12:38:00.000+00:002009-02-19T12:38:00.000+00:00It's a pity that the Guardian didn't step in and h...It's a pity that the Guardian didn't step in and host the clip on Ben's behalf, what with him writing a relevant regular column for them.<BR/><BR/>They certainly have the resources to stand up to LBC's sabre-rattling, as well as the form to keep Jeni "I want a debate (but I'll delete what anyone else says)" Barnett's egregious vacuosity in the news.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com