How I got sued by Facebook (2010)

Re:How I got sued by Facebook (2010) by gommm on Friday March 25, 2011 @03:59AM (#2367635)

What would have happened if he had done it from a company based in the Seychelles for example? Would that be a way to protect against Facebook aggressively suing with no grounds?

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Re:How I got sued by Facebook (2010) by ovi256 on Friday March 25, 2011 @06:38AM (#2367924)

My guess Facebook would still sure and obtain an injunction on the site being distributed in the US, probably shutting down access in the US.

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Re:How I got sued by Facebook (2010) by gommm on Friday March 25, 2011 @06:50AM (#2367944)

But how can they do this if the dns server and server are not hosted in the US?

I've been wondering about this problem too recently when looking at some frivolous patent lawsuits... The problem is that for quite a few case even if the law is on the side of the startup, the cost of applying the law and winning the lawsuit are too high...

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Re:How I got sued by Facebook (2010) by nl on Friday March 25, 2011 @08:33AM (#2368192)

If your domain name is registered though a US company they may be able to seize it.

Also, if you have any assets in the US they can be seized.

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