Comments on: Shipping American Products to Europe http://www.johnmyleswhite.com/notebook/2008/08/29/shipping-american-products-to-europe/ "He who refuses to do arithmetic is doomed to talk nonsense." Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:17:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John Myles White http://www.johnmyleswhite.com/notebook/2008/08/29/shipping-american-products-to-europe/comment-page-1/#comment-17460 John Myles White Sun, 31 Aug 2008 13:46:56 +0000 http://www.johnmyleswhite.com/?p=3107#comment-17460 Thanks for the comment, Harry. The article you mentioned gives me some hope that Congress can show genuine concern for free speech, though it is somewhat disheartening that only one Democrat seems to be involved at present. It's not clear to me how efficacious a U. S. law can be in defending the interests of Americans when their works are judged under foreign laws, but the mere attempt to defend our rights against their reductions by foreign governments is consoling. Thanks for the comment, Harry. The article you mentioned gives me some hope that Congress can show genuine concern for free speech, though it is somewhat disheartening that only one Democrat seems to be involved at present.

It’s not clear to me how efficacious a U. S. law can be in defending the interests of Americans when their works are judged under foreign laws, but the mere attempt to defend our rights against their reductions by foreign governments is consoling.

]]> By: Harry Lewis http://www.johnmyleswhite.com/notebook/2008/08/29/shipping-american-products-to-europe/comment-page-1/#comment-17459 Harry Lewis Sat, 30 Aug 2008 16:36:42 +0000 http://www.johnmyleswhite.com/?p=3107#comment-17459 Clifford May has a good column on libel tourism <a href="http://www.bostonherald.com/news/opinion/op_ed/view.bg?articleid=1115925" rel="nofollow">here</a>, explaining that there is some pending federal legislation to fight back. It's far from clear that it can pass and there may well be some side-effects that haven't been thought through, but I'm glad someone in Washington recognizes the importance of the problem. Clifford May has a good column on libel tourism here, explaining that there is some pending federal legislation to fight back. It’s far from clear that it can pass and there may well be some side-effects that haven’t been thought through, but I’m glad someone in Washington recognizes the importance of the problem.

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