Hi Chris,
You know, if I'm ever in need of a lawyer in your neck of the woods, you'll hear from me. I promise... <g>
But you are correct. I've read several articles now where the courts have claimed jurisdiction, under circumstances where they normally wouldn't have done so. The most egregious(?), if that is the correct term, cases have been in Europe, particularly Great Britain and France, where courts there have claimed jurisdiction over Internet advertisers, Internet ISPs, and some Internet web sites where the offending page/advertiser/ISP has extremely limited or no contact whatsoever with the court's jurisdiction. European courts may likely be trying to assert jurisdiction over the Internet in a feeble attempt to "control" content, to the extent that content is or is not in violation of their laws and/or sensibilities. In the long run, I don't think any efforts in that vein will succeed. The USA is far more liberal in what Internet content can and will be tolerated, in the interests of preserving our freedoms. Maybe these other countries will eventually all do like China, and impose censorship over what can and cannot find its way into their respective homes via the Internet...
KJC |
