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| Hacked Off calls for press regulation to exclude 'non-profit' publishers | Hacked Off calls for press regulation to exclude 'non-profit' publishers |
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| Hacked Off has called on all three political parties to agree an amendment to the proposed press regulation legislation excluding "non-profit publishers" from the scheme. | Hacked Off has called on all three political parties to agree an amendment to the proposed press regulation legislation excluding "non-profit publishers" from the scheme. |
| It would mean loss-making bloggers and websites would no longer risk exemplary damages if taken to court for libel or breaches of privacy. | It would mean loss-making bloggers and websites would no longer risk exemplary damages if taken to court for libel or breaches of privacy. |
| Although not intended, the prospect of excluding non-profit publishers may create its own set of problems, as it could potentially mean loss-making national and regional newspapers would seek the exemption. | Although not intended, the prospect of excluding non-profit publishers may create its own set of problems, as it could potentially mean loss-making national and regional newspapers would seek the exemption. |
| Hacked Off, which campaigns on behalf of victims of press intrusion for tighter press regulation, said this would help the government smooth out the wrinkles in the relevant clause added to the crime and courts bill, which attempts to define which publishers should be in or outside the regulator's remit. | Hacked Off, which campaigns on behalf of victims of press intrusion for tighter press regulation, said this would help the government smooth out the wrinkles in the relevant clause added to the crime and courts bill, which attempts to define which publishers should be in or outside the regulator's remit. |
| The crime and courts bill – which was amended earlier this week to include clauses on three key points arising out of the Leveson deal struck in Labour leader Ed Miliband's office in the early hours of Monday morning – grants exemption to single-author blogs, community newsletters, hobby magazines such as Angling Times or the Decanter and scientific journals. | The crime and courts bill – which was amended earlier this week to include clauses on three key points arising out of the Leveson deal struck in Labour leader Ed Miliband's office in the early hours of Monday morning – grants exemption to single-author blogs, community newsletters, hobby magazines such as Angling Times or the Decanter and scientific journals. |
| However, under the proposals blogs and websites that have an editorial structure and generate news would be forced to join the regulator in order to escape punitive damages in the courts. | However, under the proposals blogs and websites that have an editorial structure and generate news would be forced to join the regulator in order to escape punitive damages in the courts. |
| Hacked Off said its proposed amendment will solve this problem. "Taken together, these provisions will exclude tweeters, bloggers, community websites and other small publishers from the statute. In addition, there is also a 'failsafe' mechanism in the statute, which means that the penalties do not apply where it would not be reasonable to expect a publisher to join an approved regulator," it added. | Hacked Off said its proposed amendment will solve this problem. "Taken together, these provisions will exclude tweeters, bloggers, community websites and other small publishers from the statute. In addition, there is also a 'failsafe' mechanism in the statute, which means that the penalties do not apply where it would not be reasonable to expect a publisher to join an approved regulator," it added. |
| Hacked Off said its amendment is designed to exclude "small publishers". Professor Brian Cathcart, Hacked Off executive director, said: "We believe this is an unforeseen problem that resulted from some bad government drafting and we can see no reason why the main political parties will not take the remaining opportunity in parliament to put it right. We have made suggestions for the necessary changes and understand that we are not the only ones to have done so. It is up to the politicians to act now." | Hacked Off said its amendment is designed to exclude "small publishers". Professor Brian Cathcart, Hacked Off executive director, said: "We believe this is an unforeseen problem that resulted from some bad government drafting and we can see no reason why the main political parties will not take the remaining opportunity in parliament to put it right. We have made suggestions for the necessary changes and understand that we are not the only ones to have done so. It is up to the politicians to act now." |
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