Matthew Garrett writes: > George Danchev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On Friday 09 September 2005 18:24, Matthew Garrett wrote: >>> But that's already possible. The majority (all?) of licenses that we >>> ship don't prevent me from being sued arbitrarily. The only difference >>> that choice of venue makes is that it potentially increases the cost for >>> me. Within the UK alone, I can end up paying fairly large travel fees to >>> deal with a court case. But I'll have to pay a lot more for a lawyer. >>> Being sued in the US wouldn't be significantly more expensive for me >>> than being sued here. >> >> The problem is not only with the expensive funny lawsuit trips, you may find >> some jurisdictions and local lows quite ... let's say just strange. > > That's choice of law, rather than choice of venue. I was under the > impression that it was generally accepted.
Choice of law is generally accepted because no one has explained why the chosen laws inherently discriminate against groups. Some legal systems/chosen laws would fail "must not discriminate against groups" in obvious ways, but they have not been specified in licenses. Michael Poole -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
