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I'm not sure why this site is being treated any differently to all the other link sharing sites out there? Is he being made an example out of?

Just seems like this is all at a great cost to both the UK and US, and yet, does very little to tackle the perceived problem. Link sharing sites continue to exist. As his site was taken down after authorities spoke to him, was any money seized? Either way, if the police feel the matter has been dealt with, I'm not sure what the US aim to achieve out of this.

Perhaps we should compile a list of US based link sharing sites and ask they focus on problems at home before extraditing others. Maybe then the laws and procedures involving such sites will be suitably developed to be able to take overseas.

Infuriating. There is not precedent, or even laws in place supporting what the DoJ/ICE are doing here. They are out of control and we need this kid to win a supreme court decision to put them in check.

Sean Fanning did something similar and got his ass sued off, but he DID NOT spend time in prison.

We are prosecuting the people innovating. Why not put Vint Cerf on trial for fucking creating the system that allowed people to access TV-Links?

This shit is so backwards I can't tell if they are being willfully ignorant, or ignorant for pay.

Because he made it easy to charge him. Unlike many other link sharing sites, the defendant here exercised direct control over who could post links. Also unlike many other link sharing sites, the defendant here wrote promo copy that directly referenced watching first-run movies for free.

It's a FUD grenade, surely.

Seems to me this is an attempt by the US to say to the world: "You must live by our laws now".

Terrifying.

The judge rules that equivalent laws existed in the UK, which was the basis of the extradition.

Surely if the equivalent laws did actually exist in the UK, then he should be tried in the UK.

He could have been, but the UK courts said that they had no interest in prosecuting. Seems strange that it opens up the possibility of extradition, but there you are.

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