theProject wrote:
Whoa, whoa, whoa. How would Wiki[m/p]edia, in the
United States, be subject
to a law in the United Kingdom? Just because some country has a law that
would prevent Wikipedia from stating something about some particular topic
doesn't mean Wikipedia has to follow it. If we followed North Korean or
Chinese or Iranian laws on free speech, I have the feeling some of our
articles would be pretty blank. :-)
While the placement of the servers and offices gives primary legal
jurisdiction to the United States, this is not a green light for
ignoring the laws of other countries completely. People in many
countries become justifiably upset when Americans take this route.
A respect for the legal culture of other countries helps to build mutual
co-operation even if there is no conceivable avenue for enforcing those
laws. Why shouldn't North Korean, Chinese or Iranian law be respected
when they are relevent?
Ec
A lot of what gets written would get people arrested or worse
elsewhere in the world.
This even applies in Europe - see Irving just having gotten out of
jail in Austria.
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-george william herbert
george.herbert(a)gmail.com