[ih] legal models [was: there must be a corollary to Godwin's law about Sec 230, was ARPANET pioneer]

[Johan Helsingius]

On 07/03/2022 02:26, Brian E Carpenter via Internet-history wrote:

> 1) In Common Law countries such as the US and UK, arguing from
> precedent about new  technologies seems to be generally accepted.
> But in other jurisdictions, such as those based on Napoleonic law,
> this is less clear.

The classic case was my (anon.penet.fi) case with the Church
of Scientology. They subpoenaed me as a witness. The Finnish law
had clauses about people like mailmen not having to witness about
what they carried, but the law only covered paper mail, telephony,
telex, fax and even telegraphy, but not Internet email, as it wasn't
explicitly listed.

	Julf