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Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2001 04:27:02 -0500
To: Matthew Gaylor <<a href="mailto:freematt@coil.com">freematt@coil.com</a>>
From: Matthew Gaylor <<a href="mailto:freematt@coil.com">freematt@coil.com</a>>
Subject: U.S. court says Yahoo can thumb nose at wacky French laws
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Date: Thu, 08 Nov 2001 10:01:24 -0500
From: Declan McCullagh <<a href="mailto:declan@well.com">declan@well.com</a>>
Subject: FC: U.S. court says Yahoo can thumb nose at wacky French laws
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The history:
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"U.S. business groups back Yahoo in tussle with French court"
<a href="http://www.politechbot.com/p-02390.html">http://www.politechbot.com/p-02390.html</a>
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"Yahoo backs down, bans Nazi-memorabilia auctions"
<a href="http://www.politechbot.com/p-01602.html">http://www.politechbot.com/p-01602.html</a>
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"French judge still wants to ban Yahoo from selling WWII items"
<a href="http://www.politechbot.com/p-01323.html">http://www.politechbot.com/p-01323.html</a>
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Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2001 09:53:36 -0500
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To: <<a href="mailto:declan@well.com">declan@well.com</a>>
Subject: Yahoo Not Bound by French Nazi Ban
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<a href="http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20011107/wr/tech_yahoo_nazi_dc_1.html">http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20011107/wr/tech_yahoo_nazi_dc_1.html</a>
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Wednesday November 7 11:26 PM ET
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U.S. Judge Says Yahoo Not Bound by French Nazi Ban
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SUNNYVALE, Calif. (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge ruled Wednesday
that Yahoo Inc was not bound to comply with French laws governing
Internet content, a decision which could have broad implications for
international free speech rights in the Internet age.
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U.S. District Court Judge Jeremy Fogel, weighing in on an
international dispute over Yahoo auctions featuring Nazi memorabilia,
said French court orders barring such auctions on U.S.-based Web
sites would not be enforced.
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``We are extremely happy about this,'' said Mary Catherine Worth,
senior corporate counsel, International, for Yahoo, Inc.
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``This has very broad implications for everyone, not only companies
but also for individuals who operate Web pages here in the United
States,'' Worth said.
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``Judge Fogel's ruling holds that if you have a U.S.-based Web site,
you are subject to U.S. law and you are protected by the First
Amendment. Foreign court orders will not be enforced.''
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