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Canadian Court Reverses Net Publication Ruling

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the bad-precedent-dismissal dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A Canadian appellate court has reversed an earlier ruling that had media companies worldwide fearing an Internet publication chill. A lower court had asserted jurisdiction over the Washington Post based solely on an article published years earlier that was available on the Post's website. That decision attracted the attention of companies such as Reuters and Yahoo!, who appealed what was viewed as a dangerous Internet jurisdiction case."

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  1. Jurisdiction by HugePedlar · · Score: 5, Interesting

    You have to wonder whether local laws can in any way be applied to the Internet.

    What if I, in England, publish something that breaks a law in Germany where my webhost resides? Who gets prosecuted, if at all?

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  2. Reverse a Ruling... by Mastadex · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Now why doesnt the US government take a lesson from its northern neighbors and reverse a few rulings....

    *achem* Patriot Act *cough*

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  3. Re:What's the best country by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Hate speech is a form of terrorism.

    Most civilized countried forbid terroristic groups or encouraging terroristic activities.

    Groups or individuals expousing racially devisive views and hatred of various minority groups should rightfully be banned.