Re: French Case Re: University of Georgi

I wrote:

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John Kasdan wrote:
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> I haven't hear any details on this case. I presume that it involved
> some sort of University of Georgia studies abroad program. Is the
> issue that UGa. had a local website in English? If so, could it have
> gotten around the problem by simply hanging a foreign studies page off
> of www.uga.edu, or whatever it's called? Or is there some sort of PTT
> charge on internet access in France that would make that route
> infeasible? Or would the francophones have gone after a page whose
> primary audience was in France? Any details welcomed.

Defense of the French Language v. Georgia Tech is a Lawsuit against the Metz, France campus of Georgia Tech for maintaining a web site in English only, allegedly violating a 1994 French law requiring that public communications be in French. The site could be in English as well; but a French version must be offered. Court's ruling is expected February 24.

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Bob Cumbow
<cumbr[_at_]perkinscoie.com> Received on Tue Feb 18 1997 - 17:28:23 GMT