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Old 25-02-2009, 09:17 AM   #9 (permalink)
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Default Re: India: Bloggers can be nailed for views

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Originally Posted by victor_rambo View Post
Can't this be an argument that the data was present on a US server and not an Indian server, and that US servers are beyond the jurisdiction of Indian Laws. Isn't this how warez and other illegal sites operate by staying beyond the scope of jurisdiction?

There may be a counter-argument that Indian internet services were used to transmit the content, but then the nature of digital content is such that it cannot be seen until it is published through a medium. The medium in this case is located in US--far beyond the Indian jurisdiction.
Superb point. I didn't understand it the first time. For some reason, things will become clear only when read from office PC.
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