Funding evil
by Rachel Ehrenfeld · first published 2005
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Anyone can be sued for libel in Britain for any content that is read by even one person in Britain. Rachel Ehrenfeld was successfully sued in Britain by Khalid bin Mahfouz for writing Funding Evil: How Terrorism is Financed and How to Stop It, a book that was never published in Britain. 23 copies had been shipped to Britain by online booksellers, which was enough for Britain to claim jurisdiction.…
on “British police to routinely hack into PCs without a warrant. ” ↗…message that offends his or her sensibilities, and a UK-based server is involved in the routing, as I understand it, the author could still be sued. This also does nothing about something like the case of Funding Evil by Rachel Ehrenfeld ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funding_Evil#Libel_controversy ), in which 23 copies of the book ordered through "web sites registered in the UK" were deemed sufficient for the law…
on “(UK ruling) Content is 'made available' in jurisdiction where server is located” ↗…Speech Protection Act of 2009 (H.R.1304, 111th Congress).[3]: 22 > It was inspired by the legal battle that ensued between Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld and Saudi businessman Khalid bin Mahfouz over her 2003 book Funding Evil.[4] Just to make it even clearer: "Libel tourism" basically means taking your case to British courts, which are hilariously pro-plaintiff when it comes to libel. That's what happened with Ehrenfeld.
on “The UK Parliament Undermined the Privacy, Security, and Freedom of All Internet” ↗