Sign up to The Irish Times Archive (1859 - 2008)My Account »
Fri 07 Jul 2009Bill safeguards right to good name and media freedom
ANALYSIS:The Defamation Bill reconciles the protection of a person’s good name with freedom of expression
IT IS almost 50 years since the 1961 Defamation Act came into force, and the media has changed almost out of recognition since then. The changes include the ubiquity of television, the penetration of British media into Ireland and the invention of new media (though this poses challenges not addressed in the new Bill ).
Choose a Subscription type - required
