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If Microsoft moved GitHub out of the US, Microsoft is still a US company and subject to their laws. Microsoft could move out, but the Long Arm of the US Law(tm)
by colejohnson66 6y ago
If Microsoft moved GitHub out of the US, Microsoft is still a US company and subject to their laws. Microsoft could move out, but the Long Arm of the US Law(tm) won’t care if the executives live in the US.
- einpoklum 6y ago1. So GitHub should not have been sold to Microsoft. 2. Microsoft could spin off GitHub into a separate, non-US entity, outside its legal control for purposes of DMCA enforcement. Of course, it obviously won't do that, since it doesn't help the bottom line.