Re:New Zealand court rules Kim Dotcom can be extradited to US
by philliphaydon on Wednesday December 23, 2015 @12:53AM
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Yes. Bring him to justice under NZ law. Trial and conviction in NZ. Without influence of America. We are not an independent nation if we are kissing the feet of other nations. That's what I don't like. Our country is not our own any more.
Re:New Zealand court rules Kim Dotcom can be extradited to US
by throwawaykf05 on Wednesday December 23, 2015 @01:25AM
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Kim Dotcom was running a bunch of servers in the US, which means he was running his business at least partially in the US. Secondly, arguably the majority of the infringing content was produced in the US. The US undeniably has significant interest in this case. Does someone become immune to the laws of another nation just because they cross a border? Tomorrow if a US citizen defrauds you, would you not want them brought to justice regardless of where they reside? International treaties exist for a reason.
Here's another possible angle: Hollywood might actually be contributing favorably to New Zealand's economy, either directly or indirectly (e.g. through increasing tourism), when it films movies like Avatar, LOTR and The Hobbit. See, for instance http://www.forbes.com/sites/carolpinchefsky/2012/12/14/the-i.... In 2014, the screen industry revenue was NZ$3 billion (see http://www.stats.govt.nz/browse_for_stats/industry_sectors/f...).
This guy was directly undermining Hollywood's business, which meant it could also undermine New Zealand's movie industry, implying it was also in New Zealand's interests to bring him to justice.