Experts say portal can block French users from accessing U.S. auction sites.
The court will rule on the six-month old case Nov. 20. It's very simple to filter a query containing key words, such as 'nazi,' if users are identified as coming from France,'' Francois Wallon, the French court-appointed expert said at Monday's hearing. Anti-racist groups have asked the court to enforce a French ban on the sale and trading of items glorifying Nazi Germany. The case pits advocates of a self-regulated Internet against those who argue national laws should also apply to the Web. This isn't foolproof It would be a slippery slope.'' As a researcher in 1973, Cerf was instrumental in developing the Internet's architecture.