FC: German minister plans U.S. lobbying tour to censor "hate sites"

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/168726.html

German Official Seeks Help To Shut U.S.-Based Hate Sites
By Ned Stafford, Newsbytes
BERLIN, GERMANY,
06 Aug 2001, 3:09 PM CST

Otto Schily, Germany's interior minister, plans to visit the U.S. this fall 
in attempt to shut down right-wing, hate Web sites hosted in the U.S. that 
are directed toward a German audience, according to Mr. Schily's spokesman.
Spokesman Dirk Inger told Newsbytes that Schily would meet with U.S. 
government officials to discuss possible methods of shutting down the Web 
sites...
Schily added: "We want to examine together the possibilities of using civil 
laws to sue the creators of right-wing Web sites based in the USA that have 
an effect in Germany." 




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