[WikiEN-l] "Stocking personal details"

[Thomas Dalton]

On 19 August 2012 02:32, yutsi <darthyutsi1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> "Under the French penal code, stocking personal details including race,
> sexuality, political leanings or religious affiliation is punishable by
> five-year prison sentences and fines of up to euro300,000 ($411,000)."
>
> —
> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/24/jew-or-not-jew-iphone-app_n_1111730.html
>
>
> Doesn't this technically make the French Wikipedia illegal? I don't really
> understand this law's nuances, so I'm wondering if someone with more
> knowledge could elaborate.

The French Wikipedia is written in the French language, but it isn't
French. It is hosted by an American charity on servers in America (and
a few in the Netherlands, I think). French law doesn't apply.