All 1 Debates between Lord May of Oxford and Lord Brougham and Vaux

Tue 15th Jan 2013

Defamation Bill

Debate between Lord May of Oxford and Lord Brougham and Vaux
Tuesday 15th January 2013

(11 years, 8 months ago)

Grand Committee
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Lord May of Oxford Portrait Lord May of Oxford
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No, but they complain to the people who should not have allowed it to be posted. That is my understanding, which means there is a responsibility—

Lord May of Oxford Portrait Lord May of Oxford
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I apologise. I forget the curious thing that you must stand up, thus rendering the microphone less effective. Be that as it may, I thought that there was some recourse and a real encouragement to the person running the thing not to permit really bad behaviour, because there is that recourse against the person who owns the website.