I don't know if that's the case with OP, but there's a good amount of HN users who think internet companies are above the law. Some of them also cheer it as a good thing.

First of all, I didn't assume they didn't, not sure how you came up with that. And I asked because I remember that they appealed a fine like this in the past, and I do not know how it was resolved.

Yes, two years ago, in fact.