If American authors and publishers run the risk of foreign lawsuits with every article or book that they write, then there is going to be a race to the bottom.
Patrick Leahy: “If American authors and publishers run the risk of foreign lawsuits with every article or book that they write, then…”
On the recordFebruary 22, 2010
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Leahy warns about the chilling effect of libel tourism on free speech.
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