au: 2Clix lawsuit a ‘chilling’ attack on free speech

The lawsuit filed by 2Clix against Whirlpool forum creator, Simon Wright, could have a “chilling effect” on reasonable and factual comments people may make on Internet forums, according to David Vaile, executive director of the Cyberspace Law and Policy Centre at UNSW.”The issue is that Whirlpool is a public and very broad source of information used by people to find out the best deal, the best product, what is going on, and is based on people sharing anecdotes,” said Vaile.
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