C4 to get first-ever fine for Chickens

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Britain's Channel 4 (C4) admitted that scenes from a documentary about young gay prostitutes were faked. With this admission, members of the Independent Television Commission (ITC) met to decide what fines were appropriate. The program was actually produced by the independent Basement Productions, based in Glasgow. The ITC was impressed with with C4's timely acknowledgment that the scenes were faked. C4 has been in trouble with ITC for airing programs with questionable merit.

Product standards, safety, & recalls, Government regulation (cont), Motion picture & video production, Motion Picture and Video Production, TV Program Production, Laws, regulations and rules, Portrayals, Television production, Prostitutes, Television production companies, Channel 4, Gay teenagers, Gay youth

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The resurgence of fair comment

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It has been argued that the defense of fair comment is of little practical use for libel defendants. A recent case in Hong Kong may have ressurrected the defense, however. The case of Cheng v Tse Wai Chun Paul involves comments made on a talk show.

Legal issues & crime, Hong Kong, Other Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities, Free Speech & Assembly, Cases, Freedom of speech

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