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Morality aside... what I'm curious about is, what gives California any jurisdiction over a company registered in another country, and operators residing in oth
by nolite 8y ago
Morality aside... what I'm curious about is, what gives California any jurisdiction over a company registered in another country, and operators residing in other states?
- jchw 8y agoAs I understand it: If they accept money from Californians, they have a leg to stand on. Similar to the EU/GDPR deal.
- dragonwriter 8y agoSovereignty has only the bounds adopted by the sovereign, and US states are sovereign (but, in addition to those in their own law, have adopted, by ratification, any limits on states in the US Constitution, including those in valid federal laws under the Constitution.) So, the question is, is there anything in those limitations which would deny California authority here?
- maxxxxx 8y agoI think they have jurisdiction over companies that operate in their territory. I think the EU has the same line of thinking regarding GDPR. Even if the company is outside the EU it still can't provide services in the EU that violate GDPR.
- eevilspock 8y agoGiven the examples in the article, they are clearly doing "business" in the state, and doing harm on citizens of the state. If they fail to show up in California court to defend themselves, that would lead to another charge. The state could make extradition requests, or arrest them if they ever show up in the state. It's possible that federal charges could be filed.
- jessaustin 8y agoIf the operators are careful never to travel to California, does it end there? Would a California judge order ISPs to block particular sites? Could payment providers be forced to stop paying?
- n325898eunh 8y agoThe state of California has extradition agreements with other US states. The article says that the owners of the site are living in other states in the US. So they will simply say to those states, "Hey, these people have been convicted of a crime in our state. Please collect them and send them to us." The other state will likely comply per their agreement.
- spinlock 8y agoThey will need to be extradited to California to face prosecution according to the article.
- mmanfrin 8y agoThe same reason US companies need to comply with GDPR.
- mindslight 8y agoie power coalesces. I do hope that the GDPR succeeds at putting some checks on our surveillance overlords, but it's definitely resting on some busted-ass reasoning regarding nexus.
- sundvor 8y agoWhy should a company not registered in the state of the alleged criminal be allowed access to the mugshots?