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I wonder if this is entirely true... By accepting registration from EU users, are they operating in the EU and thereby subject to EU law?
by alexchamberlain 15y ago
I wonder if this is entirely true... By accepting registration from EU users, are they operating in the EU and thereby subject to EU law?
- cstross 15y agoThat's my understanding.
- salvadors 15y agoI don't believe so. If I walk into a store in New York and tell them I'm from the UK, they won't suddenly become subject to UK/EU law if they choose to serve me. I'm the one subjecting myself to US law if I shop there, not vice versa. Further, even if they were subject to EU law on this, how would any action for a breach be enforced?
- alexchamberlain 15y agoBut you are on US soil when you walk into that shop. There are many examples of UK firms not selling to US clients - poker firms, National Lottery...