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UK courts have always held that US based publications/websites commit libel in the UK if they have a readership in the UK, irrespective or the location of the p
by Mindwipe 9y ago
UK courts have always held that US based publications/websites commit libel in the UK if they have a readership in the UK, irrespective or the location of the publisher.
The US doesn't enforce those judgements any more, but the UK still holds the principle.
- smsm42 9y agoUK libel laws are a known garbage fire. I think people in UK are starting to wake up to that and try to fix it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defamation_Act_2013 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defamation_Act_2013