QUOTE(dtobias @ Mon 13th July 2009, 7:34am)
There are cases where a U.S. court has refused to enforce a foreign judgement because they judge it to be illegal or unconstitutional under U.S. law, such as cases where First Amendment rights are implicated. But, yes, he needs a real lawyer to advise him, not a bunch of message-board kooks.
That is correct and applies to defamation matters among others because of first amendment concerns. This is not a question of Constitutional or even important policy differences. It merely a question of where to draw the line in what amounts to an "act of creation" deserving of copyright protection. The fact the US courts might reach a different result is not sufficient reason to not enforce the judgment providing there is notice, a fair process and jurisdiction over the person and subject matter. The Farrer & Co letter reads like a check list of each of these requirements.