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Britons could face charges for breaking US copyrights
"The jurisdiction we have over these sites right now really is the use of the domain name registry system in the United States. That's the key."<p>How far does US jurisdiction stretch? Will this alienate other nations and impair international co-operation for the sake of a failing business mode?
- tobylane 15y ago"is actively pursuing those within its perceived jurisdiction" Last I checked, only Spain had the (very-limited) self-given authority to do that, mostly to chase down genocidal dictators (and since the Hague I think it's inactive) UK judges already have the ability to judge whether the crime deserves deportation, but the UK-US agreement isn't at all even, and probably skips this. Germany wanted someone, but he hadn't broken a UK law so he didn't go. Personally I hope he is able to take this to some higher court like the Supreme court (formerly house of lords) and take out the uneven bits of the UK-US agreements.
- nextparadigms 15y agoIt might be the time for people to move behind the idea of abolishing copyright. Better start early than too late. Maybe Ron Paul could go with it, if a lot of people suggest it to him?