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Re: Petition to the IESG for a PR-action against Jefsey Morfin posted

2005-09-30 09:25:38
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No first amendment issues are implicated here. The first amendment only protects US persons (citizens & residents) against actions by the US government. Both sides of that equation are absent here.

This is private action against a private party. It may implicate the moral principles of freedom of expression but these are not ordinarily actionable either in the US or elsewhere. YMMV of course.

Please note that this comment expresses no opinion on the merits of the ban.

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On Fri, 30 Sep 2005 Julien(_dot_)Maisonneuve(_at_)alcatel(_dot_)com wrote:

[much edited]

Note that the whole issue of list ban is treading on first amendment grounds in a way that could end up in court.

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