> If you run a business as a single entity you only have to follow the laws of the country there it is based. That train of thought hasn't worked out well for

> If you run a business as a single entity you only have to follow the laws of the country there it is based. That train of thought hasn't worked out well for a lot of business people running, say, online gambling that violates US law, while based in Bermuda. They often get detained in transit through the the US. If you want to operate in a market, you have to obey the laws of the nation governing that market. Otherwise, you don't get to. It's straightforward.