ABSTRACT
Internet communication transcends geographic boundaries and normally that is a good thing. For bloggers, however, the transborder nature of the media format in particular and Internet communication in general could mean that local laws everywhere, from Australia to Zimbabwe, apply to them. Several international Internet communication court cases suggest, for example, that where a blog post is downloaded and read can be more important than where it is published or uploaded, which makes online writers and publishers potentially subject to the laws of 190 countries. Not surprisingly, the result is dizzying jurisdictional complexity. With no international consensus to guide how or even where jurisdictional disputes should be resolved, bloggers should beware.
