[WikiEN-l] Office actions

[George Herbert]

On 12/20/06, Ray Saintonge <saintonge at telus.net> wrote:
> 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.


-- 
-george william herbert
george.herbert at gmail.com