LICRA v. Yahoo!
Ligue contre le racisme et l'antisemitisme et Union des etudiants juifs de France c. Yahoo! Inc. et Societe Yahoo France (LICRA v. Yahoo) is a French court case decided by the High Court (Tribunal de grande instance) of Paris in 2000. The case concerned the sale of memorabilia from the Nazi period by internet auction and the application of national laws to the internet. Some observers have claimed that the judgement creates a universal competance for French courts to decide internet cases.
A related case before the United States courts concerning the enforcement of the French judgement reached the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals, where a majority of the judges ruled to dismiss Yahoo!'s appeal.
Criminal proceedings were also brought in the French courts against Yahoo!, Inc. and its then president Timothy Koogle: the defendants were acquitted on all charges, a verdict that was upheld on appeal.
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