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He made the mistake of hosting copyright-infringing files on US-based servers. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/12/23/us_department_of_jus...

> Files that demanded higher throughput, which meant that more users were accessing those files simultaneously, were stored on faster servers located in Washington, D.C. The preliminary analysis of the databases shows that the vast majority of files on these computers are infringing copies of copyrighted works.

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That's some major bullshit in law. If one hosts a server in Russia that someone uploads copyrighted content to, should they be extradited to Russia to be criminally charged? What the fuck.

Money talks. That's what's going on here.

The US government even goes after foreigners committing crimes outside US borders for simply using US dollars.

That's how they were "able" to go after the corrupt FIFA officials.

"The country’s law enforcers claim the right to go after anyone using dollars, its banking system or its territory to plan or conduct an illegal act."

http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2015/06/ec...

Whatever their justification, I wouldn't call it law at this point.

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