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Re:Kim Dotcom's Extradition to the U.S. Given Green Light by... by localfirst on Thursday August 15, 2024 @12:25PM (#41257765)
is US intellectual property a national security issue? I don't understand why they went to such extent pursuing a man for simply running a piracy site

meanwhile US is losing influence and trust on geopolitical stage, shouldn't that be the bigger issue

edit: im being rate limited so heres my response to comment below:

I didn't say anybody was replacing US, merely they are losing credibility and prestige on world stage and this isn't recent and not slowing down.

I don't think any country will be able to replace US and its freedom of maritime navigation anytime soon.

China is in no position to project as its undergoing internal turmoil. Neither is Russia. BRICS also won't offer much.

One potential non-zero chance scenario is the northern artic sea routes opening up due to rising temperatures melting ice bypassing the need to route through singapore and suez canal which would put Russia back on the power map.

US is a hyperpower and there is no equal.

Maybe a unified Korea with extended northern manchuria territories can fill the vacuum left by China and Russia in the region. I don't really see any other candidates.

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Re:Kim Dotcom's Extradition to the U.S. Given Green Light by... by gameman144 on Thursday August 15, 2024 @12:36PM (#41257868)
One of the reasons the US is viewed as such a good place to start a business is that the country will go to bat for their (favored) businesses internationally.

National security is very far from the only scenario where the government will intervene in geopolitics, for better or worse.

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Re:Kim Dotcom's Extradition to the U.S. Given Green Light by... by localfirst on Thursday August 15, 2024 @12:59PM (#41258100)
is that why TSMC and Samsung are now backing out from CHIPS Act ? Also doesn't seem like Intel is keen on hiring Americans either.

hopefully things will change after the elections.

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Re:Kim Dotcom's Extradition to the U.S. Given Green Light by... by FredPret on Thursday August 15, 2024 @12:59PM (#41258111)
Genuinely curious about this opinion from outside my bubble - not trying to start a flame war.

If you say the US is losing influence, then who is taking their place in your view? Is China / the EU actually gaining influence?

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Re:Kim Dotcom's Extradition to the U.S. Given Green Light by... by cgh on Thursday August 15, 2024 @07:34PM (#41261630)
In addition to copyright infringement, the charges are conspiracy, racketeering and money laundering, and presumably the evidence is strong. He has a long history of criminal activity, including embezzlement, selling personal information and trying to run a fake investment firm out of Hong Kong, after which he fled to New Zealand.
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