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Megaupload's bid for dismissal a goldmine for procedure enthusiasts
- angrow 14y agoThe government argued in its brief in opposition to the motion that Megaupload's position "leads to the incredible conclusion that a foreign corporation can commit crimes in the United States and secure what amounts to complete immunity from prosecution simply by ensuring that it has no principal place of business here." "Woah, woah, you're trying to tell me that people in other countries DON'T have to obey all our laws?!"
- cyrus_ 14y ago"in the United States"
- cyrus_ 14y agoSeems that this may hinge on what "place of business" and "mailed" can be construed to mean with an online business. MegaUpload's primary "place of business" is the internet. So maybe all the government has to do is email MegaUpload a copy?