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Thailand Sues YouTube
eldavojohn writes "Thailand is hitting YouTube with charges of lese majeste (up to 15 years in prison) regarding the recent videos on YouTube showing the king next to feet, something extremely offensive in Thailand. 'Since the first clip, more new videos mocking the king have appeared on YouTube, including pictures of the monarch that had been digitally altered to make him resemble a monkey. Thailand's 79-year-old king, almost universally adored by Thais, is the world's longest-reigning monarch, and one of the few who is still protected by tough laws that prohibit any insult against the royal family.'"
Can suck my toe..
Now, sue me. Just try it. In *my* country i can say this, so go away.
---- Booth was a patriot ----
LeoPetr, almost universally revered by Thai Slashdotters, makes an incisive and witty comment on the situation.
My other body is also not wearing any.
Thailand's 79-year-old king, almost universally adored by Thais, is the world's longest-reigning monarch, and one of the few who is still protected by tough laws that prohibit any insult against the royal family.'
Hrm...
Take that you abstract embodiment of an American corporational contract owned by another abstract entity also with no definite personification! It's off to the pokey!
When things get complex, multiply by the complex conjugate.
He's a king; if he can lead the country, surely he can withstand...FEET. I understand that feet are treated differently over there.... but well, if someone posted a picture of me next to a bare penis (or hell, even a BEAR penis), I don't think I'd be trying to sue them--it's the internet. Nobody cares.
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Correction, nobody cares about you.
Democrats or Republicans. They are both taking us to the same place and they are not afraid of us anymore.
Fundamentally different: this would involve extradition from America.
They could have ignored it, but now its going to be a matter of days before makes a photo mosiac of the king of Thialand made up entirely of pictures of feet.
Like with 09 f9 11 02 9d 74 e3 5b d8 41 56 c5 63 56 88 c0 on his forehead...
rj
"Unlike you, we have true free speech", the American says, "see, I could go right to the White House and shout, 'Reagan is an asshole' as much as I like, and they won't do anything to me!"
"Then we have free speech in the USSR as well", shrugs the Russian. "I can, too, go to the Red Square and shout 'Reagan is an asshole' as much as I like, and they won't do anything to me either".