Thread: Guardian: No Kindle for the UK (or anywhere else outside US)
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Old 06-05-2008, 08:47 AM   #17
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Originally Posted by Tom90deg View Post
I believe it's something to do with Slander laws. That may be a reason why they're so hesitant.
I don't think so, since in Scotland at least there's no such thing as slander; cases are brought as defamation and relates to the damaging effects of the relevant statement. The only defence is to prove that what you said/wrote about the person was true.
Could be something to do with intellectual property law (copyright would be a subset)
(Guess what I studied at Uni? LOL)

I still maintain they're just being cheap, mean and stupid.
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