2008/12/9 Thomas Dalton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:

>> I'll hold off on speculating on *why* Amazon UK took it down (has Amazon US
>> done so as well?).  But good for them that they did so.

> They probably removed it for the same reason Channel 4 News blurred
> the image when they showed it - they are less idealistic than we are
> and prefer a quiet life. For Amazon, I completely support that, they
> exist to sell stuff, they have no reason to get involved in a
> censorship debate. 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.


The guy had it on his computer in the background. I wonder if anyone
will report the URL for the Channel 4 news "play again" to the IWF.


- d.

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