Interesting story today about author Gina Ford, who is a familiar name to many new parents!  This is relevant to boards.ie’s recent legal threats, especially the oft-quoted Demon vs. Godfrey case…

Babycare expert Gina Ford is threatening to sue UK parenting site Mumsnet and its ISP after allegedly defamatory comments were posted about her on the site. The postings have been removed, but Ford’s lawyers are demanding that Mumsnet’s ISP take the whole site offline.

Ford is no stranger to controversy - it is fair to say she is loved and loathed in equal measure for her rigorous and disciplinarian approach to childcare. But she has now stirred up a debate over freedom of speech online not seen since the infamous case of Godfrey vs. Demon Internet.

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Babycare guru demands closure of ‘defamatory’ site | The Register