>> I was a little disappointed (although not
>> surprised) that Channel 4 News didn't stand up for themselves and show
>> the image (after consulting with their own legal team) so viewers
>> could make up their own minds about whether or not it should be on
>> Wikipedia - censorship is as big an issue for the press as it is for
>> us.
>
>
> How do you know that they didn't consult with their legal team and their
> legal team told them not to do it?  Not everyone has Mike Godwin for their
> legal advisor, you know.

Because if their legal team said the image was illegal they wouldn't
have gone into a shop and bought a copy? Viewing the image on the
internet is one thing, actually buying it is quite another - I doubt
they would have done that if they knew it was illegal.

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