Text 8478, 71 rader
Skriven 2013-05-10 18:24:42 av Roy Witt (1:387/22)
   Kommentar till text 8471 av Björn Felten (2:203/2)
Ärende: Whiner of Fidonet
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Björn Felten wrote to David Drummond:

 DD>> I do not live in USA, and unless I go there their legislation doe
 DD>> not govern me.

LOL! Wanna bet?

 BF>    That's what most people think. But today, when we have only one
 BF> Superpower in the world, that might not be true.

It is...Treaties between Auckland and Washington make it a fact.

 BF>    According to the US Government:

 BF>    "When a person located abroad violates the laws of the
 BF>    United States, that person may be held criminally liable
 BF>    despite the fact that the person has never set foot in
 BF>    the United States."

Published March 8, 2013.

US Attorney General Eric Holder on Thursday denied allegations from Kim
Dotcom that the prosecution against the Internet tycoon was launched to
appease Hollywood moguls concerned about online piracy.

New Zealand-based Dotcom launched a "white paper" to coincide with a
visit by Holder to Auckland this week claiming the case against his
now-defunct Megaupload empire was baseless and did not stand up to legal
scrutiny.

In the document, Dotcom's lawyers argued Washington had bowed to
pressure from the film industry to pursue Dotcom for alleged copyright
infringement because it was a major contributor to Democratic Party
coffers.

Holder rejected the accusation, saying intellectual property theft was
"something that we take very seriously".

"That's not true," he told Radio New Zealand when asked if the
administration was pressing the prosecution to keep Hollywood on side.

"I don't want to comment on the case other than to say it was brought on
the basis of the facts, on the basis of the law and it's consistent with
the enforcement priorities that this administration has had."

Dotcom, a German national with New Zealand residency, was arrested in an
armed raid on his Auckland mansion in January last year and his
Megaupload empire was shut down.

US authorities allege Megaupload and related file-sharing sites netted
more than US$175 million and cost copyright owners more than US$500
million by offering pirated copies of movies, TV shows and other
content.

http://tinyurl.com/c3629m9

 BF>    After all, if you are the world bully, you can write your own
 BF> rules, and even make sure they are followed...

After all, if you're a Butt Fuck with a penchant for stealling other
people's intellectual property, you will be prosecuted to the fullest
extent of the law...by a US court or a NZ court with a penchant toward
upholding that treaty.


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