On 10/05/11 2:06 AM, Béria Lima wrote:
Not really Ray. And even so, the problem is not the fear of getting arrested, is more the cost of a law suit. In Italy (as in some other Latin countries) law suits are expensive (really, REALLY expensives) and take forever to end.
Lawsuits can be expensive anywhere, and they can be started by anyone who believes that he has been injured. It does not matter if that belief is legitimate. It does not matter if you have gone through extraordinary efforts to remain within the law. SLAPP suits (strategic lawsuit against public participation), and some of these suits are no better than criminal extortion. Conceding to them means the bullies have won.
Yes, by all appearances, the proposed Italian law is evil and fascist, but there are more strategies available than the suicide strategy chosen by the Italian Wikipedia. They are not the only group in Italy opposing this, so there is plenty of room for common cause. If the law passes, there will certainly be others willing to take this matter through the courts.
Ray
On 5 October 2011 09:46, Ray Saintongesaintonge@telus.net wrote:
On 10/04/11 6:03 AM, Ilario Valdelli wrote:
The question is that the server are in USA, but for the penal law it's sufficient to edit from the Italian country.
I am in a special situation because I live in Switzerland and I publish in USA servers, but for the main numbers of Italian editors the question is not so easy.
If they are so fearful they can use pseudonyms. They would then need to get a legal order from a US court to identify the users.
Ray