Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2000 19:41:14 +0100 From: "OutRage!" Subject: [or-world] Help us to save our website [forwarded for Outcast] Earlier today we issued a press release explaining how NetBenefit PLC has managed to close down our website (usually online at www.outcastmagazine.co.uk) because the company is concerned that we might publish something libellous on the site at some time in the future. This is a clear issue of censorship. Nothing libellous has ever been published on the website before, and the problem has only arisen because of a threatening letter sent by one of our rivals, the Pink Paper. The publishers of the Pink Paper say that they will sue us, and our printers and our website host, if we ever publish an article that is defamatory. That is fine. If we ever published something defamatory, we would expect to be sued. That is why we have no intention, now or in the future, of publishing anything that is untrue or in any way defamatory. But NetBenefit will not reinstate our services without a written assurance from a solicitor that we will never publish anything defamatory. That is an impossible demand: no reputable solicitor will guarantee what Outcast will be doing years into the future - it is self-evidently impossible. NetBenefit know this, of course, so this is a simple case of censorship. If you support us, and would like to see our website reinstated, please e-mail the managing director of NetBenefit PLC, Alison Sparshatt (alison.sparshatt@netbenefit.com). Please cc. the message to mail@outcastmagazine.co.uk and forward us any responses you receive. With many thanks in advance, Chris Morris and everyone @ Outcast magazine -- Outcast is a queer current affairs magazine run by a group of volunteers. Contributors include Peter Tatchell, Ken Livingstone MP, David Borrow MP, Paul Burston, Mark Simpson, Emma Butcher, Chas Newkey-Burden and many other well-known writers. mail@outcastmagazine.co.uk www.outcastmagazine.co.uk (soon, we hope!) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DON'T HATE YOUR RATE! Get a NextCard Visa, in 30 seconds! Get rates as low as 0.0% Intro or 9.9% Fixed APR and no hidden fees. Apply NOW! http://click.egroups.com/1/2120/2/_/628628/_/954441882/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Community email addresses: Subscribe: or-world-subscribe@onelist.com Unsubscribe: or-world-unsubscribe@onelist.com List owner: or-world-owner@onelist.com URL's: http://www.outrage.org.uk http://www.onelist.com/community/or-world