tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655889105820772060.post1221959759924817940..comments2023-10-17T16:44:08.588+03:00Comments on Fake Plastic Souks: The New UAE Media Law is .Not. LawAlexanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14141884153180374138noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655889105820772060.post-4191492795442523512009-04-23T09:09:00.000+03:002009-04-23T09:09:00.000+03:00Yes, it's another one of the never-properly-explai...Yes, it's another one of the never-properly-explained things we struggle with all the time.<br /><br />I think the biggest problem with the draft law, apart from draconian fines, is the vagueness of things such as 'harming the economy' which leave far too much to individual interpretation. Does reporting a 50% drop in real estate values, when real estate is such an important part of the economy, constitute harming the economy?<br /><br />Some would say it's simply reporting the facts while others might well say that stating the fact damages confidence and therefore is harming the economy. If the judge is in the second camp you're in big trouble.<br /><br />The National today reports that Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair, FNC Speaker, has said that 26 of the 45 articles had been changed from the original draft. No detail though.<br /><br />It has to be approved by the Supreme Council to become law of course.Seabeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06939892206726271433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655889105820772060.post-67564698261282777072009-04-22T18:46:00.000+03:002009-04-22T18:46:00.000+03:00It was passed by the FNC in Jan so nothing new has...It was passed by the FNC in Jan so nothing new has really happened, its still with the president awaiting approval. Not law. The Wam story is just "explaining the Council's position on the Human Rights Watch report on the Media Law." As I understand it 60 percent of the original draft submitted by the NMC was changed by the FNC, the draft the media has reported on is after those changes. Imagine what it was like before...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com