Yahoo, French Groups Face Off in California Court

[David Goldstein <goldstein_david@yahoo.com.au>]

Yahoo, French Groups Face Off in California Court


Shannon Lafferty
The Recorder 
September 26, 2001 
 The federal judge presiding over an emotional hearing in a case that
could set precedent for Internet jurisdiction seemed ready to side
with Yahoo Inc. on First Amendment grounds Monday. 

Lawyers for French groups that won a court order in that country
requiring Yahoo to close Nazi memorabilia auctions to French viewers
said the U.S. case isn't ripe and urged U.S. District Judge Jeremy
Fogel, of the Northern District of California, to respect the French
proceedings. 

"My clients have members in their groups who are victims of the
Holocaust. They are very vulnerable. They have had very bad
experiences with the courts and government," said Ronald Katz, a
Coudert Brothers partner. Katz also suggested that there was time for
discovery because the court order doesn't pose any immediate threat
to Yahoo's First Amendment rights.

For the rest of the story see:

http://www.law.com/cgi-bin/gx.cgi/AppLogic+FTContentServer?pagename=law/View&c=Article&cid=ZZZVQTO82SC&live=true&cst=1&pc=0&pa=0&s=News&ExpIgnore=true&showsummary=0

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David 


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