Facebook can be sued in France in nude painting case

  12 February 2016    Read: 859
Facebook can be sued in France in nude painting case
Facebook has lost a crucial legal battle as a Paris court ruled the social network can be sued in France over its decision to remove the account of a French user who posted a photo of a famous 19th-century nude painting.
The ruling Friday by the Paris appeals court could set a legal precedent in France, where Facebook has 30 million regular users. It can be appealed to France`s highest court.

A 57-year-old Parisian teacher and art lover launched the case after posting Gustave Courbet`s 1866 "The Origin of the World," which depicts female genitalia. He wants his Facebook account reactivated and 20,000 euros ($22,550) in damages.

Facebook had argued such lawsuits can only be heard by a California court, and that it`s not subject to French consumer rights law

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