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How do they plan on enforcing US law in Vietnam? Since the defendants live in Vietnam won't they have to either extradite them to the USA or place a judgement against them which will never be paid, as long as they don't have any assets in the states? I have wondered for a while how this works, so anyone who knows specifics is welcome to respond.

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It depends on how the Vietnam legal system works, but in theory you can enforce a civil judgment across borders.

After winning a judgment, Google would have to go to court in Vietnam and ask for the judgment be enforced. The court would look at wether proper notice was given, the jurisdiction was proper and that the underlying conduct was something you could sue for. They may also look at the award to determine it isn't excessive. If they're satisfied the court can then issue an order to enforce it.

This all depends heavily on how the Vietnam legal system works, which I have no idea. Obviously every country has their own quirks and processes.

Might be relevant:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_parties_to_internation...

https://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/notifications/wct/treaty_wc...

Considering the gov's antique about copyright there, and the state of US-VN relations, Google will get what they want.

Maybe through their credit card payment provider?

I’m guessing that’s the weak point, but I don’t know how that would work exactly.

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