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Re:Apple and Facebook helped bust the world's biggest torren... by us0r on Friday July 22, 2016 @07:38AM (#12142953)
>I mean seriously, how is this legal? Why can the U.S. hunt foreigners in forgeign countries?

I don't get how this is surprising to so many. He broke US law and they charged him. He hosted at least part of the site in the US, accepted money from a US undercover agent for advertising, profited in part from US based users[0]. They filed a criminal complaint and are requesting his extradition through an extradition treaty which the US has with most countries [1].

This case actually appears to be pretty above board. IMO the only thing he has going for him at this point is the fact that he is in Poland. He least has (even if small) a chance to not be sent to the US. Other countries will just throw your ass on a plane[2].

[0] - https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndil/file/877591/download

[1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_extradit...

[2] - https://www.wired.com/2013/09/dont-leave-home/

Re:Apple and Facebook helped bust the world's biggest torren... by herbst on Friday July 22, 2016 @07:43AM (#12142973)
I was not aware that he hosted in the U.S. when i wrote that, i agree that this changes a lot. It's a stupid mistake that simply should not have happened.

Other than that i can only repeat:

> Let's say i sell candy with the profile of Kim Jong-un online, so that would justify North Korea to hunt me down in other countries and take me back under their jurisdiction? Gladly that's not how it works.

Re:Apple and Facebook helped bust the world's biggest torren... by hiimnate on Friday July 22, 2016 @09:37AM (#12143396)
I don't think any country has an extradition treaty with the DPRK for obvious reasons
Re:Apple and Facebook helped bust the world's biggest torren... by e40 on Friday July 22, 2016 @09:45AM (#12143427)
Perhaps Turkey would be a better example. We probably made the one we have during a more friendly time. I hear the government is arresting people for criticizing their President. So, it's not hard to make up a scenario with them now.

The treaty involving Turkey: http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/71600.pdf