Yahoo's Ongoing War Crimes Lawsuit
from the border-patrol-anyone? dept
We've covered the ongoing attempts by the French government to accuse Yahoo of war crimes for allowing Nazi memorabilia to be sold on their US site (though, not on the French Yahoo site). This is an important case because of what it may mean concerning how international laws apply to the internet. The Associated Press is running an article about a minor Yahoo victory in the case which includes a tidbit of news I hadn't realized. Technically, Yahoo has been fined by the French government $13,000 per day since February of 2001 -- meaning they currently owe $5 million. It appears, for the time being, they're simply ignoring this.
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No Subject Given by Anonymous Coward on Feb 11th, 2005 @ 5:32am
is there any 'insight' to why the French government is acting so bizarre with so many of these international companies? most of the EU is pretty sick of the way they try to push there way around everyone as well...
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French government by Daranthalis on Feb 11th, 2005 @ 5:42am
Yeah, it's very annoying to see a government try to dictate the actions of citizens of *other* governments on their home turf. The French should follow the example of the US...oh wait a minute, that's exactly what they are doing.
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Re: French government by Anonymous Coward on Feb 11th, 2005 @ 6:26am
As if anyone cares what the French think, do or fine us ...
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neat trick by Anonymous Coward on Feb 11th, 2005 @ 6:44am
Wait till the Arabs catch on to this trick and start fining everyone in the world who publishes anything that "defames Islam".
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No Subject Given by Grizzly on Feb 11th, 2005 @ 9:02am
pffft as if anyone cares about what the french think
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Re: No Subject Given by Anonymous Coward on Feb 11th, 2005 @ 9:26am
I'll have FRENCH FRIES, FRENCH PIZZA & PERU water if you please ...
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Take the French government's attitude to fines by Matt on Feb 12th, 2005 @ 1:28pm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/2467523.stm
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Re: Take the French government's attitude to fines by Anonymous Coward on Feb 13th, 2005 @ 10:16am
perhaps we should reduce our donins we make to the French Pansy goverment y the same amon they feel they have a right to fine us..
America is the peacekeepes of he world, hw rold bank & the only superpower capale of keepig rodents like Sadam removed from power.
Fuck the French
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