Landmark British privacy ruling stands

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Britain's House of Lords has refused to review a landmark ruling that has been criticized for protecting privacy at the expense of free expression -- and could restrict how journalists cover celebrities and public figures. The March 30, 2007 decision endorses a lower court's finding that a former friend of Loreena McKennitt breached the Canadian singer's privacy in a book on her private life. Read the Press Gazette report.

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The MEF is hardly an Israeli organization. It is a U.S. group that includes the likes of Noam Chomsky, Naomi Klein and Robert McChesney on its board. Its videos are excellent, BTW.
Duh-oh! My mistake. Thanks for pointing out the error.

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