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Re:Ask HN: Have you ever regretted working on a product? by adambyrtek on Wednesday November 21, 2018 @11:35AM (#18503852)
> essentially sovereign and outside national law

This is definitely not true. Maybe you confused it with Isle of Man or Channel Islands, which are crown dependencies with certain autonomy, often accused to be British tax havens.

Re:Ask HN: Have you ever regretted working on a product? by dasil003 on Wednesday November 21, 2018 @11:57AM (#18504052)
Not literally true, you are right; but The City is also accused of being a tax haven.