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That's an interesting question. Does uploading a project to github from a foreign country qualify as "importation within the United States" ? It would make sen
by Wilya 14y ago
That's an interesting question. Does uploading a project to github from a foreign country qualify as "importation within the United States" ?
It would make sense that it does, but I haven't ever seen the point raised. Could github receive a takedown notice for a patent infringing project ? Could I be held liable for uploading a project (being a foreigner won't protect me from infringing US laws on US "soil")?
- ConstantineXVI 14y agoAnything on servers physically located within the US would be subject to US law. GitHub can be DMCA'd and forced to remove the project; you (as a non-US citizen) being liable for the infringement is a murkier question. Technically you can be extradited for criminal charges, but if it's just a civil suit, I'm not entirely clear how non-citizens play there.