There is no better illustration of this than the US eventually persuading Sweden to railroad The Pirate Bay, despite the fact that it was well-established that

There is no better illustration of this than the US eventually persuading Sweden to railroad The Pirate Bay, despite the fact that it was well-established that TPB was perfectly legal in Sweden. As it stands today, there are some entities that are effectively more equal under the law because they have infinity money. One of the most important rules for a successful adult life is to never cross anyone with infinity money (unless you yourself also possess infinity money). Money talks.