On 20/05/2011 18:06, FT2 wrote: > I ask since clearly a US citizen in the US can post these online, so - can a > UK citizen on holiday there? Or a US citizen in the UK? Or...? > > In other words, how do the factors interact such as -- 1/ the country you're > a citizen of, 2/ the country whose laws were claimed to be broken, 3/ the > jurisdiction you were in when you took the alleged breaking action, or 4/ > the ability of local legal process to access you, in deciding what's legally > actionable? > > Lawyers welcomed :) Curiosity and enlightenment more than anything. >
One might want to factor in a Google News Case in Belgium that dealt with which laws apply where: http://www.barrysookman.com/2011/05/17/is-google-news-legal/ Also if it is found that WMF is negligent they may consider any senior member of WMF resident in London to be personally liable. _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
