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> It appears that Paris would not be able to recoup funds from Fox News in the event of any judgment in its favor, based on a 2010 law that prohibits US courts
by uniformlyrandom 12y ago
> It appears that Paris would not be able to recoup funds from Fox News in the event of any judgment in its favor, based on a 2010 law that prohibits US courts from enforcing any foreign judgement for defamation except in narrow circumstances.
this is dot a defamation case.
- wil421 12y agoSo you're saying they would have jurisdiction over a US company in some cases? Just not a defamation one. From my edit [2]http://www.themarysue.com/france-sues-google-autocomplete/ http://www.themarysue.com/france-sues-google-autocomplete/ "In any event, Google is a U.S.-based company, and isn’t compelled to operate under foreign laws. Google’s autocomplete practices are as subject to French law as they are to Japanese law, which is to say they are not subject at all."
- bad_user 12y agoThat's a shady article and source. If Google has offices in France, and they probably do, then Google must respect French laws. A country has sovereignty over its territory, which means that if you want to operate under it, you must respect its laws. Don't know what happened with that lawsuit you mentioned, but if Google won, then it must have been because it was a stupid lawsuit.
- madez 12y agoIt's not because Google has offices in France or not, it's because they offer their service in France.