1984

In the EU; you can be sent to jail for a book you published in your country because of the laws of another. We have the fun British libel laws. And lets not forget the Belgium war crimes court. And if you blog about some one who is a national political figure beware from McCain-Feingold to the FEC rules on regulating the internet... Free speech is being attacked due to the new rules of the "globalization" game. People are going after you, your job, and anything about you if you have the stones to stand up to them.

the first part... I think we may be getting at a point where some king of treaty is required.

for the second part I think we need to as a society work out some sort of standard. What kind of free speech does deserve slash and burn tactics, and which needs to be ignored.

the comments of a Ward Churchill and their ilk are unjustifiable, and if you have sponsors then yeah you become fair game

but I don't think your employer should be targeted if you just speak your piece