Hi All,
As you know, we monitor legal developments across the world that could
affect WMF projects. In Equustek, the Supreme Court of Canada is currently
considering Google’s appeal of a Canadian court order that would require
Google to remove from all Google domains links to websites selling products
that allegedly infringe upon Equustek's intellectual property rights.[1]
We believe that upholding such a broad order (and its extraterritorial
application to all Google domains) could persuade courts in other countries
that local court orders to remove Internet content should apply globally by
default. We have the opportunity to intervene in the case pending before
the Canadian Supreme Court and would like to take that opportunity to
explain to the court how this case could threaten Wikimedia projects, free
expression, and access to knowledge. Parties like the Electronic Frontier
Foundation have been involved in the case, and are also expected to
intervene. We would like to hear your thoughts on the case and the
potential intervention.
Best,
Jan
[1]
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/google-appeal-of-worldwide-i…
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Jan Gerlach
Public Policy Manager
Wikimedia Foundation
149 New Montgomery Street, 6th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
jgerlach(a)wikimedia.orgP