As you know, LM (formerly Living Marxism), the iconoclastic British
magazine edited by Mike Hume, was found guilty of libel against ITN, the
British news station. LM has been ordered to pay $580,000 U.S. This
punishment is an attempt to crush the LM journalists for criticizing the
ITN film about Bosnia made by Penny Marshall; LM exposed the cheap visual
tricks used by the ITN film crew to insinuate that the Serbs engaged in
holocaust. Please forward this to as many people as you can. Yoshie
>Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2000 09:05:59 +0000
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>From: Jim heartfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: Pro-ITN Libel Suit Post
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>In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, James A
>Farmelant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>>The question that interests me is what if anything can be done about
>>this. The judgement against LM would seem to effectively put it out
>>of business.
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>Yes, as things stand it is more than just possible that the costs and
>damages due will put LM out of business.
>
>What can you do? Messages of support would be welcome to
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>Donations to LM c/o Informinc, Signet House, 49-51 Farringdon Road
>London, EC1M 3JP
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>Perhaps the most useful thing to do would be to re-publish the article,
>either on the web or elsewhere, as a way of publicising the case.
>Outside of the UK, I am presuming that this would not fall under the
>rules of contempt.
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>I don't have ITN's address to hand, but you can probably contact Channel
>Four News (produced by ITN) through their website at www.channel4.co.uk
>
>--
>Jim heartfield
