At 07:34 PM 12/11/2002 +1100, Goldtoday wrote:
From the article:A landmark decision for the publishing industry.Be careful what you say on the 'net. http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,5653567%255E2862,00.html
"The court dismissed suggestions the Internet was different from other broadcasters, who could decide how far their signal was to be transmitted."
This is totally bogus thinking. The Internet is not broadcast medium. Information from Web sites must be requested, the equivalent of ordering a book or newspaper, for delivery. Under this logic a retailer in one country, selling a controversial book to someone in another country, could involve publishers in yet a third country to litigation in the second country. Bizzare.
The real question is whether any judgement is enforeable.
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