[WikiEN-l] Re: Libel law

Fri Dec 9 16:43:28 UTC 2005

On 09 Dec 2005 16:48:00 +0100, Claus Färber <claus at xn--frber-gra.muc.de> wrote:
> Kelly Martin <kelly.lynn.martin at gmail.com> schrieb/wrote:
> > Nothing stops you from suing a US editor in UK courts.
>
> Even worse, noting stops you from suing a US editor in US courts for
> infringment of UK laws, especially UK IP laws. A US judgment based on UK
> substantive law can easily be enforced in the US.

The First Amendment certainly stops you from suing a US editor in US
courts for violating unconstitutional UK laws.

US IP laws already cover pretty much everything they constitutionally
can (some would argue and beyond that).

Anthony