Freedom of Reading

LPR-2015:1

It is illegal for any individual, group, board, panel or organisation to prevent, discourage or otherwise attempt to influence an individual's or group's reading preferences with the aim of inhibiting the publication or acquirement of a specific title or genre in the printed media.

To do so is a major offence, and is punishable by law.

If the offender is an individual or a non-business affiliated group

1. The victim may press charges, and - following a formal inquiry by the police department, may demand compensation or jail sentence.

 a)  It falls to the discretion of the judge as to the value of compensation to be paid by the defendant if found guilty.
 b)  If a jail sentence is imposed, it may not exceed five years, and may not be in a maximum or high security prison.  Compounding crimes that merit internment in higher level prisons, may result in such internment.

1. If the offender is an organisation:

 a)  The victim may press charges, and following a formal inquiry, If the organisation is found guilty, he may demand:
 a1) That the individuals within the organisation involved in the crime be fired.
 a2) That the individuals within the organisation involved in the crime be fined.
 a3) Compensation.

The fine and compensation to be paid falls to the discretion of the presiding judge to determine.

If an organisation makes itself guilty of repeat offences with no clear intention to abide by court rulings, the organisation may be disbanded. Once again this falls to the discretion of the presiding judge to determine.