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Kim Dotcom to be extradited from New Zealand to the US (www.bbc.com)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology

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The internet entrepreneur faces several criminal charges in the US, including copyright infringement.

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Sure, but this isn't about the person; it's about legal precidence.

[–] Entropywins 10 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I don't know anything about the guy but your comment can be a tough pill to swallow sometimes

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Oh, absolutely, which is the entire point sometimes.

For example, nobody likes terrorists or pedophiles, so make laws against them, because everyone can agree with punishing them. Only problem is, our system works on precidence and doesn't limit those laws to exclusively terrorists and pedophiles, but they instead apply to everyone. An example of a bill like this that Congress has tried to pass in the past is to ban encryption, since it helps criminals communicate with each other, but non-criminal civilians also use encryption for communication, amomgst other things.