A U.S. court dismissed a lawsuit filed by Yahoo protesting a fine imposed by a French court. The Jan. 12 ruling by the 9th Circuit Court of appeals rejected the lawsuit filed by the Internet search engine on technical grounds. The ruling ignored the 1st Amendment issues the company had raised. In 2002, a French court ruled that Yahoo was violating the country’s laws against hate speech by displaying Web pages that contained sales of Nazi-themed items. The fine amounts to some $15 million.
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