Reviewed case brief

Yahoo! Inc v LICRA

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it-lawinternet-jurisdictionfrancehate-speechcross-border
Court
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Year
2000
Subjects
Information Technology Law
Reviewed
2026-08-02

Rule established

A foreign court's order directing a US company to block access to content violating local law raises jurisdictional conflict; the country where harm occurs can assert jurisdiction over internet content (French court).

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        Ratio decidendi

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