Plan to update libel law for web

Proposals to overhaul the libel laws and update them for the internet age have been revealed by the government.

Changes proposed by the Ministry of Justice could see the end of the 160-year-old "multiple publication rule".

Currently, online publishers face fresh legal action within a year of each time an article is clicked on - even if it is many years since it first appeared.

Source: BBC News

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