The Curmudgeon

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Wednesday, July 12, 2006

I'm Bigger Than You So Shut Up And Eat That Freedom

Craig Murray has been forced to remove those documents from his website. As one would expect from Tony's Emporium of Choice and Justice, the reason is that "to defend this case would cost the price of a London house", and Freedom of Information doesn't mean, you know, free information. However, Murray also notes that copyright cases apply only to "one instance of publication in one place", and therefore anyone else who has violated Tony's rights in similar fashion need only consider mending their ways once they receive a letter from the Government's lawyers. Also, if anyone happens to have the price of a London house to spare, the Guardian has noted that a "defence of public interest for ... non-commercial disclosures" could well hold up.

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