But who's to say what an "American Company" is anymore? Granted the business structure of the comapany is here in the U.S. but if they opperate in another country, then shouldn't they be subject to their laws? In a global economy, Companys doing business internationally are required to obey the local laws. When a frenchman is doing something on yahoo, is he working in the U.S. or in France? Normally, if the product was sold to someone in France, the sale is governed by french law, not U.S. law. I'm a strong believer in free speech, but I'm not sure that this comes under the issue of free speech. Remember, here in the U.S. "the home of the free" free speech is only permisable as long as it does not impige on anothers rights. Instead of looking at this as a free speech issue, look at it as a multi-cultural issue. This is the perfect example to show that the internet must not be subject to any national laws, but must instead be governed by some sort of international commitee.
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But who's to say what an "American Company" is anymore? Granted the business structure of the comapany is here in the U.S. but if they opperate in another country, then shouldn't they be subject to their laws? In a global economy, Companys doing business internationally are required to obey the local laws. When a frenchman is doing something on yahoo, is he working in the U.S. or in France? Normally, if the product was sold to someone in France, the sale is governed by french law, not U.S. law. I'm a strong believer in free speech, but I'm not sure that this comes under the issue of free speech. Remember, here in the U.S. "the home of the free" free speech is only permisable as long as it does not impige on anothers rights. Instead of looking at this as a free speech issue, look at it as a multi-cultural issue. This is the perfect example to show that the internet must not be subject to any national laws, but must instead be governed by some sort of international commitee.