Re:U.S. Government Fears End of Megaupload Case
by menubar on Monday May 06, 2013 @09:43AM
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So, can women in the US be charged by other countries for, say for example, not wearing a burka in public? Can they stone my ex-girlfriend for being a slut?
Re:U.S. Government Fears End of Megaupload Case
by yebyen on Monday May 06, 2013 @09:49AM
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You can't even be asked to read the first bullet point you are replying to?
#The crime of murder is an offense in both countries.
Re:U.S. Government Fears End of Megaupload Case
by Dylan16807 on Monday May 06, 2013 @11:35AM
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Well that's the first time I've seen someone say "can't be asked". Is that a regional variant or a minor error or what?
#The crime of murder is an offense in both countries.
#legal jurisdictions can be lawfully transfered. England can thus give legal jurisdictions of the case over to Scotland even if the shot was made inside English border.
#International law (pre-EU) puts some legal weight on which nationality the victim comes from when dealing with murders.
#EU law has similar international laws as above.
#A murder weight much heavier than copyright infringement, and allows for more legal actions on an international level.
So to sum up, the reason why a murder at the border of England/Scotland has no similarities to the case of Megaupload, can be seen through the years of legal history and jurisdictions law, common sense, and the fact that Australia and U.S. is not part of one large International body like EU.