Here is a message I posted to another list on the same matter:
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> These Princes of Sealand are living in dream world.
>
> The case on which they rely was in 1968 (at a time when pirate radios also operated
> around the shores but outside the jurisdiction). Since then there has been a general
> extension of jurisdiction.
>
> The Territorial Sea Act 1987, s.1(1) now provides that the territorial sea adjacent to the
> United Kingdom (over which UK legal jurisdiction runs) shall for all purposes be 12
> nautical miles. For further details of the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial
> sea is to be measured, see various Orders in Council. The Act is supplemented by the
> Territorial Sea (Limits) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989 No. 482) which establishes the seaward
> limits of the territorial sea adjacent to the United Kingdom in the narrow part of the Straits
> of Dover and in the vicinity of the Isle of Man.
>
> They say in their web site they do not believe the 1987 Act applies to them. But the idea
> that they had established a form of sovereignty before 1987 is nowhere evidenced in
> international law.
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Date sent: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 09:11:16 +0100
Subject: FW: News notes on new data haven
From: Richard Leonard Asst Records Manager RMS LS
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> Richard Leonard
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: liam M Connelly [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 07 June 2000 08:19
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> Subject: News notes on new data haven
>
>
> Some of you may have seen the news piece on ABC last night. The
> establishment of an offshore data haven raises questions in regard to
> privacy and data protection agreements. As Sealand is a recognized
> sovereign state, what will this state do in regard to disclosure of the
> data? Will they agree to be bound by the European data protection
> directive, or will they follow the new "safe harbour" principles the US
> agrees to? I suggest it will depend on the individual agreements one has
> with this state over the control of the data. There may be no one single
> standard for data stored at Sealand. This problem was bound to arise and
> will cause problems initially, how long it will take to resolve these
> issues is another matter.
>
>
> I would be interests to hear from the CRM community about what records
> issues they foresee.
>
> There are two articles on this new matter.
>
> L O N D O N, June 6 - Seven miles off the coast of southern England, a
> group of American Internet entrepreneurs is planning to set up the world's
> first offshore data haven. found at;
> http://abcnews.go.com/sections/tech/DailyNews/sealand000606.html
>
> For the American angle on the story see: A Data Sanctuary is Born by
> Declan McCullagh ([log in to unmask]) found at;
> http://www.politechbot.com/p-01205.html
>
> "Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre
> minds." Albert Einstein
>
> Liam Connelly, Senior Researcher - Lex Research
> LL.B., LL.M. MCIArb., Barrister and Solicitor Bar of Alberta
> Victoria, British Columbia
> Canada,
>
> 250 658-1091 phone - land line
> 250 812-2566 phone - cellular
>
>
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