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Fuzzy Logic Thailand to SueTube YouTube too?
Fuzzy Logic Thailand to SueTube YouTube too? | Thailand to SueTube YouTube too? |
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| Written by Alex Zaharov-Reutt | |
| Wednesday, 09 May 2007 | |
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Government officials said that YouTube sent an email requesting they send the links of the offending videos to YouTube for removal, resulting in Minister Sitthichai claiming YouTube’s request simply showed that YouTube was 'playing a game'. Given that any ruling in a Thai court will have no impact on YouTube’s global business, Minister Sitthichai is reportedly investigating the possibility of filing the suit in a relevant international court. Thailand is one of a handful of countries that still has a ‘lese majeste’ law in place (translated from French it means ‘violating majesty’), which makes it illegal to insult the King or the Royal Family. A Swiss national who was caught spray painting posters of the King was sentenced to 10 years jail, but was pardoned by the King on April 12 and deported from the country. The head of YouTube communications, Julie Supan, said in a press release that “while we will not take down videos that do not violate our policies, and will not assist in implementing censorship, we have offered to educate the Thai Ministry about YouTube and how it works. It's up to the Thailand government to decide whether to block specific videos, but we would rather that than have them block the entire site.” {moscomment}
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