Re:GDPR: Removing Monal from the EU
by cyphar on Friday May 18, 2018 @03:49AM
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> No. It is quite definitely not true that you must comply with the laws of countries you are not in.
Unless you wish to do business with that country, in which case you need permission from that country in order to do business with its residents. If you break their laws they can place sanctions against you, and if you find a way to break those you can theoretically be punished legally through extradition.
If you don't do business with those countries then you're off the hook. Obviously.
Just look at the recent Project Gutenberg copyright lawsuit for an example of how breaking the law of a country you are not in can cause you legal troubles.
Unless you wish to do business with that country, in which case you need permission from that country in order to do business with its residents. If you break their laws they can place sanctions against you, and if you find a way to break those you can theoretically be punished legally through extradition.
If you don't do business with those countries then you're off the hook. Obviously.
Just look at the recent Project Gutenberg copyright lawsuit for an example of how breaking the law of a country you are not in can cause you legal troubles.