To give some context to those of you that haven't been following this issue over the last few years, The Libel Reform Campaign has a great analysis of this law

To give some context to those of you that haven't been following this issue over the last few years, The Libel Reform Campaign has a great analysis of this law here: http://www.senseaboutscience.org/data/files/Libel/Libel_Reform_Campaign_-_Initial_asssesment_of_the_Defamation_Act.pdf http://www.senseaboutscience.org/data/files/Libel/Libel_Refo... TL;DR: This is a good thing for free speech.