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[–] ArchangelleShe [S] 1 point 10 points (+11|-1) ago 

NWO in action. He isn't a US citizen, his company was headquartered elsewhere, he has never even been to the US, yet gets extradited thanks to the power of international treaties. And this is before the TPP triad goes into effect.

On a side note, NZ should apply for statehood. Sucks to be a US territory.

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[–] WhiteSoIMustBeRacist 2 points 1 point (+3|-2) ago  (edited ago)

You fail to mention that...

1) His servers resided in the United States.

2) He was doing "business" (paying them to upload known copyright infringing content) with people within the United States

Both of which give well-established precedence that the U.S. can claim jurisdiction over criminal activities of individuals abroad.

If he had...

1) Not used servers within the U.S. to conduct his criminal activities

2) Not actively engaged with residents in the U.S. to conduct his criminal activities

Then he might not have been in the position he is in today. I really just find it hard to find any sorrow for this guy. First off, he is a major fucking douche bag with a long history of being a douche bag. Second, considering the kind of money he was pulling in and what he was engaged in, he should have had a team of attorneys looking at possible areas where the might be open to legal risk.

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[–] ArchangelleShe [S] 0 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago 

Both of which are bullshit. The precedent this sets is that you can be extradited to a country you have never been to over things you did on the Internet. The US cares about copyright, China cares about censoring dissenters.

GitHub was DDoSed by China because they host code and tools used to circumvent their censorship. As China gains more international influence and as treaties like the TPP undermine national sovereignty, expect to see US citizens being extradited for misbehaving on the Internet in the not so distant future.