https://languageonthemove.com/book-reviewing-and-academic-freedom/ Multilingualism, Intercultural communication, Consumerism, Globalization, Gender & Identity, Migration & Social Justice, Language & Tourism Sat, 25 May 2019 06:42:43 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://languageonthemove.com/book-reviewing-and-academic-freedom/#comment-3378 Thu, 10 Mar 2011 23:34:21 +0000 http://www.languageonthemove.com/blog/?p=543#comment-3378 Update: good news for book review editors: the court has found in favour of Professor Weiler; see here for details! Thank you, Professor Weiler, for fighting this one!

]]> https://languageonthemove.com/book-reviewing-and-academic-freedom/#comment-940 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:34:16 +0000 http://www.languageonthemove.com/blog/?p=543#comment-940 It had never occurred to me either that a negative review can be taken as “libel” before I read this blog. It’s actually reminded me of some cases in entertainment industry. Some people who were not popular any more , resorted to “legal action” with an implied intention to get the public attention and hopefully regain their popularity. Well, becoming the focus of attention in court does not sound appealing at all. But for some people they can hit the headline again, and they can grab the chance to become more famous. Simply random thoughts after my reading of this blog.

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