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Australian Court OKs International Net-Defamation Suit

Posted by timothy on from the sue-you-sue-anybody dept.

Proud to be unAustralian writes: "Australian IT reports that a landmark court ruling puts Internet publishers around the world on notice that they can be sued under Australia's strict defamation laws -- and effectively in any of the 190 nations where defamation proceedings can be brought." entrippy contributes a link to another article on the case running at The Age.

Reader Diabolus notes that "it is unlikely that this same success would have occurred under American law. This occurred despite the site being hosted in America. It seems that RMS' nightmare 'Harm from the Hague' has come to pass even before that treaty is signed."

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    1. Re:french post by Win-Developer · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Hahaha

      I love this ascii art trend. I wish i could moderate you up, but I have no points.

      So...I guess you'll be moderated waaaaay down, because people here don't care for this type of humor.

    2. Re:french post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      How would they feel if we start hanging from that Eiffel tower of theirs? hey wait...did'nt we do that?

    3. Re:french post by vena · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      wait... didn't the french give us "our damn statue"?

  2. cornholing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Can someone explain what it means to "cornhole" someone?

    1. Re:cornholing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      it's what lead to the wonderful imagry on goatse.cx

  3. Australia sucks! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    oh wait..damn!

  4. MY PENIS IS HARD by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Commander Cocko is sucking it! ButtBOY Neal, WAIT YOUR TURN!

  5. Bah! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I'm australian. THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT ARE FUCKWITS!

    Sue me bitches.

  6. Amen Brother Troll!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    couldn't have said it better myself, i will continue ascii art crapflooding in your name!

  7. Statue of Liberty was built in France by Morris+Schneiderman · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    If I remember my History correctly, the Statue of Liberty was built in France and given to the US as a gift. So this does tie several stories together, reminding us not to expect consistency from mere mortals.

  8. Re:A Message from a Troll to the Slashdot Editors! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    >For more info check out this /. article [google.com]

    Ow. My. God.

    So THAT's a shitface...

    And I thought i'd seen it all

  9. Re:A Message from a Troll to the Slashdot Editors! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    gotcher nose! heh.

  10. Re:Australia, nearly a dictatorship? by themurray · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    If it was a free country, they would not force you to go to the poles. If you wanted you could just sit at home and watch the game, now that is freedom. Australia has very odd and screwed up laws. Personally I think they should be cut off the internet, if they have such problem with freedom of expression.