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That's a mouthful of a sentence. Wikipedia's summary is a bit more direct. > The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 is a United States federal law that proh
by zamnos 4y ago
That's a mouthful of a sentence. Wikipedia's summary is a bit more direct.
> The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 is a United States federal law that prohibits U.S. citizens and entities from bribing foreign government officials to benefit their business interests.
So if your cat is the star performer of your cat circus show business, you could have technically broken the law :p
- wkat4242 4y agoIt's not really a business interest though.
- zamnos 4y agoIf the government is holding the gear for your show in customs, and is going to hold it for 3 months, but with a payment it can be released next week and your show can happen and you make a lot of money from ticket sales, that sounds very much like a business interest, and thus a bribe according to the FCPA. That the "gear" is a live cat in my ludicrous example seems immaterial of it's a bribe or not.
- wkat4242 4y agoUmm yeah but in this case they just wanted to take a few pics for curiosity's sake. It doesn't look like the site they published them on even makes them money, there's no ads.
- zamnos 4y agoI didn't claim their cat was a business expense, but presented a scenario where it could be considered one. I don't see what their site has to do with my hypothetical.