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US law only applies in the US. Plus, the company in question seems to be based in Canada, so outside the FBI jurisdiction
by bossyTeacher 1y ago
US law only applies in the US. Plus, the company in question seems to be based in Canada, so outside the FBI jurisdiction
- adventured 1y agoSo was Kim Dot Com. Biden went after him anyway at the behest of big media.
- vel0city 1y agoI mean, its not like it was just Biden. His extradition proceedings took place during three different US presidential administrations. You might as well include Trump and Obama in there as well.
- exe34 1y agothat's just wishful thinking. US law applies world wide as long as Trump is willing to reach out and nab you. ask the Venezuelan fishermen.
- dashundchen 1y agoThat's not even US law, it's straight up murder outside of the law.
- dragonwriter 1y ago> US law only applies in the US. Where US law applies varies by which law it is; there are US laws that apply only outside of the US [0], as well as US laws which have application both inside and outside the US. [0] e.g., the federal torture statute, 18 U.S. Code § 2340A(a), “Whoever outside the United States commits or attempts to commit torture shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both, and if death results to any person from conduct prohibited by this subsection, shall be punished by death or imprisoned for any term of years or for life.” https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2340A https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2340A
- msla 1y agoPeople pretend the GDPR applies to everyone, so why not the DMCA?
- exe34 1y agoGDPR applies to you if you come to the EU to peddle your wares. DCMA absolutely does apply to European firms selling their goods and services in the US.