Newspaper Libel and Registration Act 1881
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Newspaper Libel and Registration Act 1881
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The Newspaper Libel and Registration Act 1881 was an act passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Introduced as a Private Member's Bill, it reduced the legislative burden on newspaper proprietors with regard to the offence of libel; as a quid pro quo, the compulsory registration of proprietors was reintroduced. Following the removal of compulsory registration in 1869, newspaper owners had begun to look to anonymity as a protection against lawsuits arising out of the publication of libello
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United Kingdom legislation
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newspaper_Libel_and_Registration_Act_1881
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2023-09-21T16:02:41Z
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