Lots of coverage has been given to the Council of Europe’s proposed treaty that would require any Web publisher to provide a “right of reply” to anyone that they criticize. Declan McCullagh has some useful background info on this, as well as explanation of a why it’s such a bad idea. This is exactly one of those “road to hell is paved with good intentions” scenarios that makes libertarianism so appealing.
Right of reply
Lots of coverage has been given to the Council of Europe’s proposed treaty that would require any Web publisher to provide a “right of reply” to anyone that they criticize. Declan McCullagh has some useful background info on this, as well as explanation of a why it’s such a bad idea. This is exactly one of those “road to hell is paved with good intentions” scenarios that makes libertarianism so appealing.
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