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Wikipedia Wins Defamation Case
Raul654 writes "Yesterday, a French judge dismissed a lawsuit against the Wikimedia Foundation for defamation. The judge found that 'Web site hosts cannot be liable under civil law because of information stored on them if they do not in fact know of their illicit nature.' According to the inquirer: 'Three plaintiffs were each seeking 69,000 euros ($100,000) in damages for invasion of their privacy after their homosexuality was revealed on the website.'"
I thought you have to "come out of the closet" to be hetero there.
These three guys are planning a trip to Dubai soon?
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Three plaintiffs were each seeking 69,000 euros ($100,000) in damages for invasion of their privacy after their homosexuality was revealed on the website.
Who the fuck cares?
Why would someone who's European complain about such statements? After all, the Europeans bitch and moan about how ass-backwards and right-leaning the U.S. and Americans are while trying to give the impression that they're all-accepting, liberal, and open...
Does this article imply things aren't as rosy in Europe as I've been led to believe?
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In India , maybe he would've looked up "homosexuality" too. :)
if you're gay you should just kill yourself and remove your burdon from society. it's the wise thing to do.