Comments on: Guest post: Judge forbids live tweeting in Isle of Wight case https://meejalaw.com/2011/08/08/guest-post-live-court-coverage-isle-of-wight/ news, resources & discussion for online publishers Wed, 17 Aug 2011 11:19:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: jt.townend https://meejalaw.com/2011/08/08/guest-post-live-court-coverage-isle-of-wight/#comment-829 jt.townend Mon, 08 Aug 2011 13:07:27 +0000 https://meejalaw.com/?p=1306#comment-829 I have been reminded via Twitter that there was a relevant case in Norway, back in 2009. The newspaper Drammens Tidende and the broadcaster NRK successfully appealed a judge's ban of Cover It Live. Kristine Lowe reports the details here: http://kristinelowe.blogs.com/kristine_lowe/2009/06/court-of-appeal-overturns-coveritliveban.html "...the appeal court had held in favour of the claimants - ruling that according to Norwegian law you either decide to open the trial for reporters fully or partially, but the law does not give a judge authority to issue additional regulations for how a reporter may cover a trial." I have been reminded via Twitter that there was a relevant case in Norway, back in 2009. The newspaper Drammens Tidende and the broadcaster NRK successfully appealed a judge’s ban of Cover It Live.

Kristine Lowe reports the details here: http://kristinelowe.blogs.com/kristine_lowe/2009/06/court-of-appeal-overturns-coveritliveban.html

“…the appeal court had held in favour of the claimants – ruling that according to Norwegian law you either decide to open the trial for reporters fully or partially, but the law does not give a judge authority to issue additional regulations for how a reporter may cover a trial.”

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