When Free Speech and Foreign IP Law Collide

segphault writes "Ars Technica has an interesting look at a recent intellectual property case where foreign copyright law conflicts with American freedom of speech rights. In this particular case, Sarl Louis Feraud International v. Viewfinder Inc., American enforcement of the French court's judgement on the basis of comity could establish a dangerous legal precedent that could lead to extensive censorship of the Internet. The article includes analysis of a relevant friend of the court brief filed by the EFF."

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completely wrong

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ok, now go stop world hunger and war ... right, i stand uncorrected

by validity, i am talking about making a difference in the world

saying "war is bad" is really nice, but it doesn't mean much. everyone thinks war is bad. everybody thinks hunger is bad

so fucking what?

what are you going to DO to stop it?

now we are talking: action speaks louder than words

if you think standing and saying "hunger is bad" is supposed to lend you validity and we're all supposed to clap and pat you on the back like you've discovered some amazinc concept we've never heard of, you have a problem: you live in an ivory tower

look out your ivory tower: there is humanity struggling in the mud. your words haven't made one tiny difference

in short, your words are invalid

there's no evil overlord standing there going "i love that everyone is starving!" or "yeah for war! it's a wonderful thing!"

but there IS a bunch of self-centered rich western children standing around patting each other on the back for saying the fucking obvious, and thinking that means they matter

no: you don't matter, and you matter even less for thinking saying the obvious is supposed to have value

what are you going to DO? then we're talking about validity