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This is a good reason to host your site in one country, use a registrar from another, and live in yet another. The most trivial lawsuit will require an interna

by geggam 7y ago

This is a good reason to host your site in one country, use a registrar from another, and live in yet another. The most trivial lawsuit will require an international lawyer creating a threshold most significant.

inetknght 7y ago
> The most trivial lawsuit will require an international lawyer creating a threshold most significant. Most people hosting websites can't afford international lawyers.
- spsoto 7y ago
  I think he refers to the person / entity suing.
  - garmaine 7y ago
    Which means he doesn't understand how the legal process works.
    - geggam 7y ago
      What this means is if you host a website for someone to sue you in a court of law the process instantly requires an international lawyer. They are not cheap. Pick your countries right and arguably you would be hard to sue. IANL but you should consult one when implementing this strategy.
      - garmaine 7y ago
        Nope, that's not how it works. They can simply sue you in the jurisdiction in which you live, getting a court order for you to reveal the information. Details of where it is hosted doesn't matter. Unless you don't mind serving indefinite jail time for contempt of court.
        zzzcpan 7y ago
        > They can simply sue you in the jurisdiction in which you live, getting a court order for you to reveal the information. > Unless you don't mind serving indefinite jail time for contempt of court. Not how it works internationally, this looks more like a US-centric view of the world. I believe in most countries courts would not do that at all. If you want an example, look how nobody can sue Snowden in Russia.
        cooljacob204 7y ago
        Well in this case they can't find out where he lives because the register won't give up his information. So yes, it is how it works.
        deleted 7y ago
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        tzs 7y ago
        ...first they have to find the jurisdiction in which you live. I think the idea here is to make the processes of finding that out harder.
        geggam 7y ago
        ...and more expensive only to find out there isnt an extradition treaty
bluejekyll 7y ago
I'm not a lawyer, but doesn't this potentially open you up to a lawsuit from any of those countries?
- geggam 7y ago
  Of course, so do your research before choosing countries.

by geggam 7y ago

inetknght 7y ago

> The most trivial lawsuit will require an international lawyer creating a threshold most significant. Most people hosting websites can't afford international lawyers.

spsoto 7y ago
I think he refers to the person / entity suing.
- garmaine 7y ago
  Which means he doesn't understand how the legal process works.
  - geggam 7y ago
    What this means is if you host a website for someone to sue you in a court of law the process instantly requires an international lawyer. They are not cheap. Pick your countries right and arguably you would be hard to sue. IANL but you should consult one when implementing this strategy.
    - garmaine 7y ago
      Nope, that's not how it works. They can simply sue you in the jurisdiction in which you live, getting a court order for you to reveal the information. Details of where it is hosted doesn't matter. Unless you don't mind serving indefinite jail time for contempt of court.
      - zzzcpan 7y ago
        > They can simply sue you in the jurisdiction in which you live, getting a court order for you to reveal the information. > Unless you don't mind serving indefinite jail time for contempt of court. Not how it works internationally, this looks more like a US-centric view of the world. I believe in most countries courts would not do that at all. If you want an example, look how nobody can sue Snowden in Russia.
      - cooljacob204 7y ago
        Well in this case they can't find out where he lives because the register won't give up his information. So yes, it is how it works.
      - deleted 7y ago
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      - tzs 7y ago
        ...first they have to find the jurisdiction in which you live. I think the idea here is to make the processes of finding that out harder.
        geggam 7y ago
        ...and more expensive only to find out there isnt an extradition treaty

bluejekyll 7y ago

I'm not a lawyer, but doesn't this potentially open you up to a lawsuit from any of those countries?

geggam 7y ago
Of course, so do your research before choosing countries.