▲ 66 ▼ Trump threatens to sue the BBC for up to $5 billion (www.dw.com) submitted 1 year ago by daydrinkingchickadee@lemmy.ml to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml 4 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] Four_mile_circus@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 year ago* (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) What I mean is, how/why can he sue a British company? Surely American laws don't apply to British companies, otherwise they should comply with the laws of every other country or risk getting sued? We don't expect the BBC to follow russian laws right? Is there some special agreement? And conversely, how/why can he sue in British court if he is not a British subject? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] Four_mile_circus@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] jeeva@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* So, to go back to the question above, would he be suing the American branch of the BBC which is the US-operating segment (and I suspect doesn't have billions of dollars) or trying to sue the BBC which doesn't operate in America (leaving that to the US branch)? Or would be be suing, for instance, whatever broadcast service performed the BBC broadcast in the States? (It doesn't sound like this) permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (-1 replies)
[–] floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) What I mean is, how/why can he sue a British company? Surely American laws don't apply to British companies, otherwise they should comply with the laws of every other country or risk getting sued? We don't expect the BBC to follow russian laws right? Is there some special agreement? And conversely, how/why can he sue in British court if he is not a British subject? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] Four_mile_circus@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] jeeva@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* So, to go back to the question above, would he be suing the American branch of the BBC which is the US-operating segment (and I suspect doesn't have billions of dollars) or trying to sue the BBC which doesn't operate in America (leaving that to the US branch)? Or would be be suing, for instance, whatever broadcast service performed the BBC broadcast in the States? (It doesn't sound like this) permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (-1 replies)
[+] Four_mile_circus@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] jeeva@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* So, to go back to the question above, would he be suing the American branch of the BBC which is the US-operating segment (and I suspect doesn't have billions of dollars) or trying to sue the BBC which doesn't operate in America (leaving that to the US branch)? Or would be be suing, for instance, whatever broadcast service performed the BBC broadcast in the States? (It doesn't sound like this) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jeeva@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* So, to go back to the question above, would he be suing the American branch of the BBC which is the US-operating segment (and I suspect doesn't have billions of dollars) or trying to sue the BBC which doesn't operate in America (leaving that to the US branch)? Or would be be suing, for instance, whatever broadcast service performed the BBC broadcast in the States? (It doesn't sound like this) permalink fedilink source parent