I have to say a resounding ‘yes’ because through recent experience I discovered that certain laws pertaining to court cases very distinctly refer to the published word and not the publisher…

Look at it this way; for the past 12 months my sites were hosted in the United Kingdom and it was not until I began writing about the ‘Baby P’ case that it became clear that restrictions placed on reporting certain details extended beyond that of the print media and into the world of blogging. So as it turned out I was almost charged with contempt of court but only because my blog was hosted in the UK.

Here is where it matters where your blog is hosted: my American counterparts reporting also on the Baby P case could not be touched – not because of the fact they were out of the UK, but because the First Amendment of the United States Constitution protects the freedom of expression and the freedom of the press. A blog hosted in the US has this protection regardless of the fact you are not in the US. I know this because the DI who contacted me also tried to get a couple of US hosted blogs taken down and the hosting companies told him to take a hike…

So now my sites are hosted in the United States and with the best blog hosting company I could find. Over the coming weeks and months – as long as it takes really – I will be writing about the horror of the German Jugendamt and it’s policy of child abduction within Germany I am hoping to get the message out to as many people around the world as possible about this evil that exists and the one thing I am glad about is the security of my site. I might be looking to include a forum for any interested people to discuss the issues – depending on the level of interest.