Yahoo! awaits French judgment in landmark case
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The article discusses France's Yahoo! case. A French judge is expected to rule on whether the company must block all French users from purchasing all Nazi memorabilia on its auction site. The case will be a landmark one, since it might determine how national jurisdiction applies to the Internet globally and establish a legal precedent for whether countries can demand that their domestic laws be enforced on Web firms with global reach.
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2000
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Yahoo! is ordered to bar Nazi material; French court demands keyword filter system
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A French judge has ruled that Yahoo! Inc. install a filtering system to block French citizens from viewing web sites with Nazi material. The decision is seen as establishing a precedent for countries to compel global Internet companies to observe their individual laws.
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2000
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U.S. court ruling backs pop-up ads over online sites
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A U.S. federal judge has ruled that copyright and trademark regulations do not prohibit advertisers from using pop-up ads on Internet sites that are owned by other parties. The ruling represent a setback for website operators who are attempting to keep their monopoly on advertisements on their sites.
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2003
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