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March 13, 2011 10:22 pm
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/wS9u4kY_4tk/First-Brit-Prosecuted-Over-Twitter-Libel
First Brit Prosecuted Over Twitter Libel
Tasha26 writes "A former town Mayor, Colin Elsbury, made legal history by being the first Brit to pay damages for libel on Twitter. His tweet on polling day said 'It's not in our nature to deride our opponents however Eddie Talbot had to be removed by the Police from a polling station' amounted to pure election slur. The Twitter libel was settled at Cardiff High Court with total bill hitting £53,000 (£3,000 compensation + £50,000 legal fees). The fine works out at more than £2,400 per word. After Courtney Love recent £260k settlement in a Twibel case, this case reaffirms that anything posted in the public domain is subject to libel laws." 
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