tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15602189.post2249332552835026411..comments2023-09-21T16:17:51.838+05:30Comments on Law and Other Things: The NATCO Defamation PetitionAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09348738084817273397noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15602189.post-72864953436092461752012-09-05T00:08:46.858+05:302012-09-05T00:08:46.858+05:30Assuming what you say is true (and there is no rea...Assuming what you say is true (and there is no reason to not believe it), isn't it true that the only way forward is to fight such cases and win them so that they act as a precedent and prevent future companies from bringing forward such silly actions. It is true, of course, that here and elsewhere, there is a heavy cost borne by those who end up fighting these pioneering cases. <br /><br />A long time back, I read David Niven's entertaining book "The Moon's a Balloon." One of the things I remember from that book is the "studio" system of Hollywood and how it restricted actors' freedom of movement to the extent that the studio effectively controlled an actor's career. The first actress who challenged this was Olivia de Havilland. She won her case, but paid a heavy price. Of course, her actions benefited others; as her sister Joan Fontaine puts it "Hollywood owes Olivia a great deal."Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12270071532015895732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15602189.post-49486659266973949292012-09-04T12:07:14.927+05:302012-09-04T12:07:14.927+05:30The censorship of academic opinion is turning out ...The censorship of academic opinion is turning out to be an extremely problematic issue in India today. Apart from the petition filed by Natco against Shamnad Basheer, the noted economist Ajay Shah is currently defending charges of defamation that have been brought against him by a stock exchange. It is extremely important for the freedom of academics to comment on issues of public importance to not be curbed unnecessarily and one hopes that these defamation cases will not add fetters to the right of fair criticism.Deepalokehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17069709162716528010noreply@blogger.com