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The phone hacking saga continues; aren't we done here?

IT CONTINUES: The Guardian reports:
James Murdoch is likely to be recalled to parliament to answer fresh questions after two former News of the World executives said on Tuesday they were certain Murdoch was told of an explosive email that indicated phone hacking at the paper went beyond one rogue reporter. Commons sources said Murdoch would probably be ordered to appear for a second time before MPs next month to clarify whether or not he was told about the now-notorious "for Neville" email, which blew apart the newspaper's defence that phone hacking was isolated to its royal editor, Clive Goodman.
I'd hate to be so dismissive about all of this, although it's unlikely that I'm the first to say it, but: isn't it time to more on? Sure, the activities of those at the News of the World are not those that we wish to be encouraging within any press environment, but I simply fail to see how this constitutes a 'win' for anybody. An entire newspaper has closed, people have lost jobs, their employers have been fired, a potentially-lucrative deal for the parent company has been lost, and their reputation damaged. What more is there to do? Aren't we done here?