Re:FBI tries to unmask owner of archive.is
by bossyTeacher on Thursday November 06, 2025 @01:08PM
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US law only applies in the US. Plus, the company in question seems to be based in Canada, so outside the FBI jurisdiction
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Re:FBI tries to unmask owner of archive.is
by adventured on Thursday November 06, 2025 @01:37PM
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So was Kim Dot Com. Biden went after him anyway at the behest of big media.
Re:FBI tries to unmask owner of archive.is
by vel0city on Thursday November 06, 2025 @04:02PM
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I mean, its not like it was just Biden. His extradition proceedings took place during three different US presidential administrations. You might as well include Trump and Obama in there as well.
Re:FBI tries to unmask owner of archive.is
by exe34 on Thursday November 06, 2025 @02:57PM
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that's just wishful thinking. US law applies world wide as long as Trump is willing to reach out and nab you. ask the Venezuelan fishermen.
Re:FBI tries to unmask owner of archive.is
by dashundchen on Thursday November 06, 2025 @08:17PM
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That's not even US law, it's straight up murder outside of the law.
Re:FBI tries to unmask owner of archive.is
by dragonwriter on Thursday November 06, 2025 @08:22PM
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> US law only applies in the US.
Where US law applies varies by which law it is; there are US laws that apply only outside of the US [0], as well as US laws which have application both inside and outside the US.
[0] e.g., the federal torture statute, 18 U.S. Code § 2340A(a), “Whoever outside the United States commits or attempts to commit torture shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both, and if death results to any person from conduct prohibited by this subsection, shall be punished by death or imprisoned for any term of years or for life.”
People pretend the GDPR applies to everyone, so why not the DMCA?