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A Lesson for Litigators
Wikileaks, a website designed to host documents and other accounts published by government and corporate whistleblowers has faced opposition from many corners since its launch in 2006.
The site's most recent scuffle involves Swiss financial institution Bank Julius Baer. Although Plaintiff was recently granted a permanent injunction, the order only addressed the records and account relating to the .com domain name (which, as of February 18, 2008, is inactive). Not impacted were a variety of alternate top-level domain names or the site's internet protocol (IP) address, 88.80.13.160.
Giving plaintiff's legal team the benefit of the doubt, we'll assume the omission of the many other means of accessing the Wikileaks website were omitted not because of technical ignorance, but due to the situs of various service providers beyond the reach of the U.S. District Court, Northern of California. In any event, this case shows just how difficult it can be to pin-down defendants operating via the (still) world-wide web, especially when the principals are not subject to U.S. jurisdiction.
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