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3 unusual facts about LICRA v. Yahoo!


International League against Racism and Anti-Semitism

LICRA received considerable media attention during the case of LICRA v. Yahoo!, in which it brought charges against Yahoo! for selling Nazi memorabilia to people in France in violation of French laws proposed, passed, and used by and for LICRA.

LICRA v. Yahoo!

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.

Union des étudiants juifs de France

The organization is best known to the general public for a number of high-profile lawsuits that it brings against people or organizations that it deems overly permissive of antisemitism, such as the case of LICRA v. Yahoo!.


Cyril Houri

Houri has designed IP address geolocation, WiFi and cellular positioning technologies, and has testified as an expert witness on location-based technology in LICRA vs. Yahoo!.


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