In Britain, Outwitting Strict Laws Against Libel

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    Date: 
    25 November 2008

    A SMALL computer file appeared on the Internet last week, purporting to list the 13,000 members of the racist, far-right British National Party. The text file contained not just the names of the party’s supporters, but their home addresses, home phone numbers and, in some cases, hobbies (including a fair sampling of model airplane and train collectors) and professions (including a few lawyers, doctors and teachers).