![]() On Thursday, a majority of judges on the appeals court concluded that the US has jurisdiction in the case, potentially bringing similar decisions in internet cases made overseas under the review of the US courts. The French court ruled that Yahoo should remove Nazi material from the website, as well as its local site. Yahoo had argued in the federal appeals court in San Francisco that the ruling in France contravened its rights to free speech under US law, a position that had already been upheld by the lower court. ![]() ![]() The ban on sales of Nazi memorabilia in France raised questions about whose laws apply to websites that can be viewed outside their home country, as well as whether courts in one country should be able to assume jurisdiction over the activities of internet companies overseas. The court’s ruling marks one of the most significant judgments yet in a divisive area that has become an important legal concern of the internet era.
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