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Re:Court Rules That EFF's Stupid Patent of the Month Post Is... by JoshTriplett on Monday November 20, 2017 @11:30PM (#15745523)
> the Australian court will say that the US court has no jurisdiction in Australia

One would hope that'd be a given and go without saying.

> The Australian court could conceivably force the EFF to change how its site is shown to people in Australia

Not without jurisdiction over the EFF they can't.

> Then after realizing that people in Australia can still access the US version of the EFF's site, force the EFF to change its site in all countries.

Not without jurisdiction over the EFF they can't.

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Re:Court Rules That EFF's Stupid Patent of the Month Post Is... by bartart on Monday November 20, 2017 @11:49PM (#15745602)
It just seems like the US court decided that the Australian court had no jurisdiction over the EFF. But does the Australian court agree with the US court's ruling? It may or it may not. Evidently the Australian court at one point believed it had jurisdiction because it took up the case in the first place and issued a ruling. To me just as an observer it seems that the Australian court gets to decide what is under its jurisdiction.
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Re:Court Rules That EFF's Stupid Patent of the Month Post Is... by int_19h on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @05:04AM (#15746895)
To have jurisdiction over something, you need to have enforcement power there. The Australian court can make any claims they like, fine EFF, even charge its officers with contempt of court - but I don't see how this could possibly be enforced.
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Re:Court Rules That EFF's Stupid Patent of the Month Post Is... by icbm504 on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @03:41AM (#15755306)
EFF officers won't be able to vacation in Australia.
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Re:Court Rules That EFF's Stupid Patent of the Month Post Is... by Matt3o12_ on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @05:39AM (#15747017)
Couldn’t they just tell Australien ISP to block their IPs?
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Re:Court Rules That EFF's Stupid Patent of the Month Post Is... by int_19h on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @03:14PM (#15751145)
Sure. But that's enforcement against the ISPs, not EFF itself.
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Re:Court Rules That EFF's Stupid Patent of the Month Post Is... by benchaney on Monday November 20, 2017 @11:55PM (#15745634)
> it seems that the Australian court gets to decide what is under its jurisdiction.

Nope

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