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"  A blogger in France was sued and fined over a negative review of a restaurant, and is now questioning the inherent worth of any review, good or bad. As Eater reports, Caroline Doudet wrote an &amp;quot;unflattering review of Il Giardino, an Italian restaurant in Cap-Ferret, France in August of 2013 on her blog Les Chroniques Culturelles.&amp;quot; Then, six months later, the restaurant sued her, claiming detriment to the restaurant&amp;#039;s online reputation.  While the court only asked Doudet to alter the headline of the article, she chose to delete it entirely following the court proceedings \u2014 only after, though, she was asked to pay a 1500 Euro fine and an additional 1000 Euro fee to cover the legal fees of the case. An angered Doudet has been quoted in the French publication Sud Ouest as saying, &amp;quot;If bloggers do not have the freedom to write negative reviews, positive reviews make no sense either.&amp;quot; Doudet&amp;#039;s case is the first in which an unpaid, nonprofessional blogger has been fined for publishing a less-than-positive post on a restaurant. What do you think? Should bloggers be regulated and responsible for their words, or is freedom of speech the name of the game? Find more great food content on Delish:    Search for the perfect recipe from our homepage Find out the latest food news Get a recipe book to save your favorite dishes Sign up for our free newsletters Check us out on Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter   RELATED: 13 Boozy Sorbet Recipes That Will Make Your Summer 16 Brrrilliant Cold Chocolate Dessert Recipes 17 Glorious Ice Cream Cake Recipes That Your Summer Needs Immediately "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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