Re: Blocking specific sites within certain countries.

[alex () yuriev com]

>  
>  > > A friend of mine is such. He just happens to live in the DC area,
>  > > and has for 30 years...
>  > >
>  > > How would such a block be enforced...?
>  >
>  >Very simple. Someone names him in a lawsuit. A spanish judge issues
>  >subpoena. He ignores it and does not appear in court. The same judge would
>
>
> I want to be sure I grok this. All this legal attacking will take
> place against:
>
>       The Spanish citizen living in DC?
>
>       The US ISP he deals with
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This one is the most likely.

We have a set of precidents (granted not Spanish) in case of Yahoo being sued
by one of those Jewish groups for displaying Nazi memorabilia on its auction
site.

Yahoo decided it was better to pull that than deal with the lawsuite.


Alex