TVShack Admin Fights Extradition To U.S. On Movie Piracy Charges | TorrentFreak
Sets a scary precedent if it all goes ahead.
Sets a scary precedent if it all goes ahead.
Brit to be extradited to US for copyright charges.
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the world will be a lot better off once the usa bankrupts itself
sometimes i'd like RP to get elected to make it better, and sometimes I wish just another puppet gets elected so that the country is that much closer to imploding on itself
sometimes i'd like RP to get elected to make it better, and sometimes I wish just another puppet gets elected so that the country is that much closer to imploding on itself
This shit is why so many people HATE the US. Could you ever imagine this being the same situation in reverse i.e. The US extraditing a US citizen for something that is not even a crime in the US.
It is just playground bullying and nothing more. Disgraceful!
It is just playground bullying and nothing more. Disgraceful!
I wonder where this guy hosted his website. I'd think if he hosted his website in a non-extradition country/a country with lax copyright laws he'd be fine. But then again the way they seize domains makes it slightly more complicated. Even on that front there have to be registers out there that wont bow down to this kind of stuff. I kinda think maybe this guy could've protected himself if he would've been a bit more careful.
Still though this is fucked up.
Still though this is fucked up.
Apparently what he did wasn't illegal at all in the UK, where he is based. His site is not even hosted in the US.
Fuck the British Government for going along with that. Talk about giving up your sovereignty - tell the US to go fuck themselves.
That means nothing the US took Marc Emery from us up here in Vancouver because he sold seeds ( legal up here ). I still can't believe that our Gov.t bent over and took it in the ass and handed him over considering he paid his taxes on his legal business.
haha...that would suck.
however, we are talking about blatant theft.
copyright theft...and not on a small scale.
he was making money left right and center
he is a thief of high magnitude.
Sorry but what did he steal exactly? He had links to material, not illegal. Whether he made money or not you can't lock someone up or extradite them for something that is not illegal. I am not sure that the US government gets that.
We can paint it up anyway we like.
put make up on it...make it real pretty.
However at the end of the day he is part of the thief circle.
Don't worry he won't be the only one.
Interesting in-depth analysis here:
Patentology: UK Court Allows Extradition of Alleged Copyright Criminal
The most puzzling part is how it passes the "dual criminality" test. The District Judge thought so, hopefully the High Court won't agree.
Patentology: UK Court Allows Extradition of Alleged Copyright Criminal
The most puzzling part is how it passes the "dual criminality" test. The District Judge thought so, hopefully the High Court won't agree.
This is the reason for LAWS and the judicial system. It is not up to a government official or the laws of another country to decided what is wrong in our countries, it is down to the laws that are in place.
Lets see how happy you would be if you got locked up and deported for dropping litter or taking the lords name in vain as they might be a capital punishment in another country.
This is not about copyright crime it is about all of our freedom. Allowing this to happen opens up a terrifying precedent that takes away all of our freedoms on the whims of another government.
Should NEVER be allowed.
Congrats, I'm nominating you for the Golden Troll award.
A "thief circle?" Are you fucking kidding me? :love-smiley-086:
And considering there could be several WF members with dozens if not hundreds of tv show sites, this news is very relevant.
By the way, the news is old, this is the latest on the tvshack admin
http://torrentfreak.com/tvshack-admin-can-be-extradited-to-us-judge-rules-120113/
By the way, the news is old, this is the latest on the tvshack admin
http://torrentfreak.com/tvshack-admin-can-be-extradited-to-us-judge-rules-120113/