[WikiEN-l] Saucy Sources, reliable and re : libel.

[geni]

On 15/11/2007, William Pietri <william at scissor.com> wrote:
> Oh, I agree. Your paragraph above is a great example of exactly the kind
> of discussion I think we should be having.
>
> Of course, the reach of British libel law may extend even to the US:
>
> http://www.economist.com/world/international/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10110971
>
> US editors can be sued in Britain, and defending a suit would be an
> expensive and painful proposition. And even if you win a lawsuit like
> that, legal victories are frequently Pyrrhic ones.


The problem is that quite a lot of courts are deciding that they have
world wide jurisdiction. How much do you know about Japaneses civil
law?


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geni