Archived New Zealand court rules Kim Dotcom can be extradited to US (bbc.com)
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Archived New Zealand court rules Kim Dotcom can be extradited to US (bbc.com)
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[–] WhiteSoIMustBeRacist 2 points 1 point 3 points (+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.
[–] ArchangelleShe [S] 0 points 5 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.
[–] WhiteSoIMustBeRacist 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
That's not a new precedent. That's why we have extradition treaties with numerous countries. This isn't like he happened to download a movie that was being hosted in the U.S. The bulk of his criminal operation (his servers) existed on U.S. land
It's called extradition, and it's been around for hundreds of years. Internet doesn't really change much. If the crime is substantial enough, then a country just may pursue it.