FC: Free speech groups say wacky French laws must not apply to U.S.

From: Declan McCullagh (declanat_private)
Date: Mon May 06 2002 - 12:54:42 PDT

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    Date: Mon, 6 May 2002 15:18:31 -0400
    From: Ari Schwartz <ariat_private>
    Subject: CDT, Public Interest Groups File Brief in Yahoo! Case
    
    CDT, the ACLU, and a broad coalition of other public interest groups
    have filed a friend-of-the-court brief before the Ninth Circuit Court of
    Appeals urging the court to uphold free expression rights in a case
    with broad international implications.
    
    The brief, available at http://www.cdt.org/jurisdiction/020506yahoo.pdf ,
    makes a strong case for the continued
    preservation of free speech rights online, emphasizing that content
    laws of other nations which violate the First Amendment should be
    deemed unenforceable by U.S. courts. A second brief, filed by
    concerned members of the Internet industry, is expected shortly, and
    will be available on CDT's web site.
    
    Last year, a French court ordered U.S.  publisher Yahoo! to limit the
    display of Nazi memorabilia and other artifacts on web sites hosted
    by yahoo.com. Such displays are protected by the First Amendment
    in the U.S., but are illegal in France. In November, a U.S. court
    rejected the French order, preserving free speech online and setting
    an important precedent for future attempts at international content
    regulation. The U.S. court's ruling has now been appealed.
    
    For more information and court documents concerning the Yahoo!
    case, visit http://www.cdt.org/jurisdiction/
    
    The CDT, ACLU, et al. brief is available at
    http://www.cdt.org/jurisdiction/020506yahoo.pdf.
    
    For comment, please contact Alan Davidson (abdat_private) or Paula
    Bruening (pbrueningat_private) at 202-637-9800.
    
    
    
    
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