I think if DHL were to be held legally liable for shipping "porn", it would be because they inspect packages for it, which could be held by a court to mean that they exercise editorial control over what they ship and should be responsible for it. But as far as foreign customs go, no, obviously not - any country that tried to sue shipping companies for not inspecting for porn would just be asking to be cut off from international shipping. See FedEx's response in the Salon article.
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Date: 2003-12-10 12:20 (UTC)I think if DHL were to be held legally liable for shipping "porn", it would be because they inspect packages for it, which could be held by a court to mean that they exercise editorial control over what they ship and should be responsible for it. But as far as foreign customs go, no, obviously not - any country that tried to sue shipping companies for not inspecting for porn would just be asking to be cut off from international shipping. See FedEx's response in the Salon article.