It turns out that former Yahoo CEO Timothy Koogle isn't a Nazi sympathizer after all, as a French court cleared him of the silly allegations made as part of an effort to force Yahoo to take down Nazi-related memorabilia from its auction site. French courts did find against Yahoo, forcing it to staff a group dedicated to taking down Nazi-related items as they pop up on the site. That case then moved to the U.S., where Yahoo has been seeking federal court protections against French judicial enforcement.

A low level federal court found for Yahoo, although that was overturned by three appeals court judges.

The full panel of appeals court judges will soon take a new look at that most recent judgment, in a widely watched case that has implications for how international jurisdictions mesh, especially as it relates to the almost boundless internet.