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Re:EasyJet refuses to let columnist on board for sending cri... by nl on Wednesday September 25, 2013 @07:53AM (#6443932)
a) This is not in the US, so the US concept of free speech does not apply (the law is much more complex in common-law based jurisdictions)

b) I doubt anyone would claim EasyJet can't do this - just that it is a STUPID idea, and is almost guaranteed to backfire.

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Re:EasyJet refuses to let columnist on board for sending cri... by rmc on Wednesday September 25, 2013 @05:01PM (#6447258)
This is not in the US, so the US concept of free speech does not apply (the law is much more complex in common-law based jurisdictions)

Yes the US "free speech above all else" interpretation of "right to free speech" doesn't apply in many countries, but the US is also (mostly) a common law system. It's the particular judical interpreation of "right to free speech" in USA and other countries, not the common-law-ness, that's the main difference.

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